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The Poetry Toolkit


The Poetry Toolkit

For Readers and Writers
1. Aufl.

von: William Harmon

22,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 27.01.2012
ISBN/EAN: 9781444361339
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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<i>The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers</i> provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry. <ul> <li>Explains the most important elements of poetry in clear language and an easily accessible manner</li> <li>Offers readers both the expertise of an established scholar and the insights of a practicing poet</li> <li>Draws on examples from more than 1,500 years of English literature</li> </ul>
<p>Preface vii</p> <p>Key to Symbols xv</p> <p>1 The Arts of Story-Telling 1</p> <p>2 The Arts of Character 40</p> <p>3 The Arts of Sentiment: States of Mind and Feeling 65</p> <p>4 The Arts of Diction 82</p> <p>5 The Arts of Sound 109</p> <p>Appendix A: Simplified Phonetic Alphabet 133</p> <p>Appendix B: Summary of Prosody 133</p> <p>6 The Arts of Layout 139</p> <p>7 The Arts of Reaction 158</p> <p>Glossary 177</p> <p>Suggestions for Reading: A Biased Bibliography 217</p> <p>Acknowledgments 225</p> <p>Index 227</p>
"<i>The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers And Writers</i> by William Harmon, provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools to read, understand and write poetry." (<i>Writers Forum</i>, 1 April 2011)
<p><b>William Harmon</b> is the James Gordon Hanes Professor Emeritus in the Humanities at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. Now retired, Harmon is the editor of <i>A Handbook to Literature,</i> now in its 12th edition, and has published ??? ve books of original poetry and received various awards, including the Robert B. Heilman Award given by <i>The Sewanee Review</i> for excellence in book reviewing.
<p><b><i>The</i> Poetry TOOLKIT</b> <p><i>"The Poetry Toolkit</i> is a splendid guide for anyone who wants to understand better how poetry works, how to read it more insightfully, and what is involved in writing it. William Harmon draws on decades of experience both as a professor of literature with a special devotion to teaching poetry and as an accomplished poet who knows the practical side of writing poetry ???rsthand. From the opening pages onward, he establishes informal, direct, genial contact with his reader, who is equally entertained and instructed. His wonderfully original <i>Toolkit</i> is a delight to read and the best guide to poetry for writers and readers that I know of."</br> <b>Frank J. Kearful,</b><i> University of Bonn, Germany</i> <p>"In <i>The Poetry Toolkit</i> William Harmon uses a glossary of literary terms as a cruise ship to take the reader on a voyage of wonder, discovery, and recognition around the world of poetry. A poet himself, scholar, teacher, critic, he marshals his seemingly limitless erudition in discussions of refreshing clarity, with a relish for language, wry wit, modesty, a willingness to pause and look again, a willingness to be surprised. He is a peerless tour guide, with anecdotes you will never forget. And you will never think of poetry, or think of writing poetry, in quite the same way again."</br> <b>Robert Morgan,</b> <i>Cornell University</i> <p>This ingenious guide provides students with the essential intellectual and practical tools necessary to read, understand, and write poetry. The elements of this important literary form – from story, character, idea, and sentiment to diction, prosody, and graphic layout – are presented in an accessible and student-friendly manner, and readers and writers of all levels will benefit from the thoughtful insights and commonsense guidance provided by the author, who is both an accomplished scholar and practicing poet. The <i>Toolkit</i> draws on examples from a range of poets from more than 1,500 years of English literature to encourage students and general readers to think critically about poetic writing. <p><i>The Poetry Toolkit: For Readers and Writers</i> provides the confidence to read, write, and gain a richer appreciation of the artistry and pleasures of the poetic form.
"<i>The Poetry Toolkit</i> is a splendid guide for anyone who wants to understand better how poetry works, how to read it more insightfully, and what is involved in writing it.<br /> William Harmon draws on decades of experience both as a professor of literature with a special devotion to teaching poetry and as an accomplished poet who knows the practical side of writing poetry firsthand. From the opening pages onward, he establishes informal, direct, genial contact with his reader, who is equally entertained and instructed.<br /> His wonderfully original <i>Toolkit</i> is a delight to read and the best guide to poetry for writers and readers that I know of."<br /> —<b>Frank J Kearful</b>, University of Bonn, Germany <p>"In <i>The Poetry Toolkit</i> William Harmon uses a glossary of literary terms as a cruise ship to take the reader on a voyage of wonder, discovery, and recognition around the world of poetry. A poet himself, scholar, teacher, critic, he marshals his seemingly limitless erudition in discussions of refreshing clarity, with a relish for language, wry wit, modesty, a willingness to pause and look again, a willingness to be surprised. He is a peerless tour guide, with anecdotes you will never forget. And you will never think of poetry, or think of writing poetry, in quite the same way again."<br /> <i>—</i><b>Robert Morgan</b>, Cornell University</p>

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