
The Cambridge Companion to the Poem
Title:
The Cambridge Companion to the Poem
Author:
Series (if any):
Cambridge Companions to Literature
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
368 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781009498906
EAN:
9781009498906
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
670
Dimensions (mm):
152 x 230 x 27
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
What is a Poem? Where did the genre come from and where might it be going? This book examines the poem from three angles: the idea of the poem, the workings of the poem, and the poem's social and cultural contexts. Chapters will provide information on the history and the theory of the poem to explain how the emergence and maturity of key genres.




















