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Title: The Strength of Poetry: Oxford Lectures by James Fenton ISBN: 0-374-52848-9 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 03 April, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: An Engaging and Often Provocative Book Rich With Insight
Comment: While some published reviews on this book (which began as a series of lectures) are cautiously mixed, presumably on account of the book's lack of a philosophical perspective on modernism, my own is a rave (simply look elsewhere for a philosophical perspective--anyway, such books are easier to find) . For anyone who loves poetry, especially poetry in its more sophisticated forms (as opposed to the all-too usual sloppiness of slam poetry), this book offers the opportunity to have a dialogue with a brilliant poet and critic. For anyone who approaches poetry with trepidation, this book may be enough to convert you. Fenton's ability to excel at both poetry and criticism is all too rare in today's climate of popular culture; moreover, he writes for a broad audience. Just as he did in Leonardo's Nephew, he brings the characters he discusses vividly to life (reminding me, always, of the best hagiographers), always taking a broad approach which never attempts to separate the poet from his/her work, and always working hands-on with the poetry itself. Sometimes, this leads him to extremely provocative territory (as with Plath). His is a captive audience. In summary, this is an engaging, witty book rich with insight.
If you enjoy this book, or are interested in it, I would also recommend reading Bruce Bawer's Prophets and Professors.
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Title: An Introduction to English Poetry by James Fenton ISBN: 0374104646 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 13 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Voice at 3:00 A.M.: Selected Late and New Poems by Charles Simic ISBN: 0151008426 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Singing: Poems by C. K. Williams ISBN: 0374292868 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title:Bach Cantatas BWV 82 and 199 ASIN: B0000AOVTI Publisher: Nonesuch Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.99 |
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Title: Coming of Age As a Poet: Milton, Keats, Eliot, Plath by Helen Vendler ISBN: 0674010248 Publisher: Harvard University Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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