General & Miscellaneous European Literature - Literary Criticism, English Poetry, General & Miscellaneous Poetry - Literary Criticism

The English Poets

Name: The English Poets
Author: David Cecil Lord
ISBN: 9781853752292

by David Cecil Lord

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Overview

Part of the Writers' Britain series, first published in the 1940s, this work argues that poetry, of all the arts, is the chosen artistic expression of the nation. It surveys the English poets and their legacy, from Chaucer to the War Poets.

Synopsis

Part of the "Writers' Britain" series, first published in the 1940s, this work argues that poetry, of all the arts, is the chosen artistic expression of the nation. It surveys the English poets and their legacy, from Chaucer to the War Poets.