100 Great Poets of the English Language (Penguin Academics Series)

100 Great Poets of the English Language (Penguin Academics Series)
by Dana Gioia

100 Great Poets of the English Language (Penguin Academics Series)
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Author: Dana Gioia
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-17
ISBN: 0321198670
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: Longman

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Book Review: All a poetry anthology should be.
Summary: 5 Stars

Of course, I am speaking in my title of the pure anthology, a collection without explanatory or exploratory texts. And that is all this is: a collection of poems by 100 poets. But do not misread "all this is": "a collection" is all this book _needs_ be, and it is that quite exemplarily.

Now, no poetry anthology that is not 5000+ pages in length is going to leave you without any sense of "Oh, they really should have included such-and-such," and this anthology is not exempt. Of course, there are poems and poets that I think would work better than others included toward expanding representation and variation without thinning out the collection. And there are some contemporary poets that Gioia includes that I see little reason behind beside their being popular to someone. And there are contemporary (or late 20th century) poets not included that I believe would have done the anthology well as examples of the art. But as a broad anthology, this exceeds my expectations. Most of the major names are included, and there is enough offered to give a decent sampling of their artistic identities. As well, there is enough breadth to offer examples that would contribute to most any discussion about poetry and poetics. It would be an easy thing to teach poetry simply by opening this book, and exploring what you find.

As someone who has become rather despondant about the abundance of poorly conceived and executed anthologies out there, this one has pleased me (and is pleasing me) to no end. A well put together collection, and worthy of any classroom -- not to mention an excellent sampling of poetry for any curious reader.

Summary of 100 Great Poets of the English Language (Penguin Academics Series)

100 Great Poets is provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the poetic tradition in English. Chronologically arranged, the book presents the major poets from Beowulf to the present with representative examples from each author. The headnotes and selections reflect the high notes of each poet?s career-the classic poems that have earned an enduring place in the canon of English language literature. General reader seeking the great poems of the English language in one manageable volume.

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