
The Poet's Defence
by J. Bronowski
Title:
The Poet's Defence
Author:
J. Bronowski
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
266 pages
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:
9781107505353
EAN:
9781107505353
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
426
Dimensions (mm):
127 x 203 x 19
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Originally published in 1939, this book examines the critical careers of a number of English poets. Bronowski looks at the reasons why English poets took an interest in criticism and how the role of poets as critics affected English criticism using Sidney, Dryden, Shelley, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Swinburne, Housman and Yeats as examples.










