{"product_id":"six-centuries-of-english-poetry","title":"Sei secoli di poesia inglese","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does English poetry change as its voices pass from Chaucer to Tennyson?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix Centuries of English Poetry offers a clear path through English verse, guided by James Baldwin. Begin with Geoffrey Chaucer, then follow the poets in the order in which they write. As you move from age to age, you hear changes in language, form and subject without losing sight of the tradition that connects these voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey brings you to Edmund Spenser and The Faerie Queene, William Shakespeare’s sonnets and songs, and John Milton’s Paradise Lost, a long poem about humankind’s fall. Later, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge turn toward nature and imagination. The road continues into the Victorian age and reaches Alfred Tennyson, giving you a broad view before you explore individual poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA beginning with Chaucer\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet an early voice whom later poets regard as the father of their tradition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eElizabethan song and allegory\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore Spenser’s long allegory alongside the sonnets and songs of Shakespeare.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMilton’s grand religious scale\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter Paradise Lost and its poetic treatment of the fall of humankind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNature and imagination\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Wordsworth and Coleridge as these subjects come to the foreground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA clear chronological path\u003c\/strong\u003e – Hear how poetic language and forms shift as one age gives way to another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for students, teachers and curious readers who want a clear map of English poetry before exploring single poets in depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and begin your walk from Chaucer toward Tennyson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534724825436,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/09437_en_ebook-front_c17.jpg?v=1792175138","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/sei-secoli-di-poesia-inglese","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}