The craft of criticism
Originally published in 1982, this book attempts to bridge the gap between the theory and practice of literary criticism. The bulk of the book consists of practical critiques of poems of various kinds from various periods which illustrate a variety of critical methods.
x, 192 p. ; 22 cm
9780521233200, 0521233208
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Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Critiques; 1. 'Poem in October', Dylan Thomas; 2. 'Piazza Piece', John Crowe Ransom; 3. 'To His Coy Mistress', Andrew Marvell; 4. 'Two X', e. e. cummings; 5. 'The Twa Corbies' (with 'The Three Ravens'), Anon.; 6. 'To a Steam Roller', Marianne Moore; 7. 'To Autumn' (with 'Ode on a Grecian Urn', 'Ode to a Nightingale', and 'Ode on Melancholy'), John Keats; 8. 'The Poplar Field', William Cowper; 9. 'She Dwelt Among Th' Untrodden Ways', William Wordsworth; 10. 'Hibiscus and Salvia Flowers' (with 'Kangaroo'), D. H. Lawrence; 11. 'Thistles', Ted Hughes; 12. 'Deceptions', Philip Larkin; 13. Sonnet 138, William Shakespeare; 14. 'Tomorrow, and tomorrow...' (from Macbeth), William Shakespeare; 15. 'Snow', Louis MacNeice; 16. 'A Martian Sends a Postcard Home', Craig Raine; 17. 'The Draft Horse', Robert Frost; 18. 'London', William Blake; 19. 'An Irish Airman Foresees His Death', W. B. Yeats; 20. Sebastian's sestina (from The Sea and the Mirror), W. H. Auden; 21. 'Lady, Weeping at the Crossroads', W. H. Auden; 22. 'Procrastination', George Crabbe; Conclusion; Glossary.