Reading poetry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719088513)

Witty, direct and articulate, Peter Barry illustrates the key elements of poetry at work, covering many different kinds of verse, from traditional forms to innovative versions of the art, such as 'concrete' poetry, minimalism and word-free poems. The emphasis is on meanings rather than words, looking beyond technical devices like alliteration and assonance so that poems are understood as dynamic structures creating specific ends and effects.

The three sections cover progressively expanding areas - 'Reading the lines' deals with such basics as imagery, diction and metre; 'Reading between the lines' concerns broader matters, such as poetry and context, and the reading of sequences of poems, while 'Reading beyond the lines' looks at 'theorised' readings and the 'textual genesis' of poems from manuscript to print.

Reading poetry is for students, lecturers and teachers looking for new ways of discussing poetry, and all those seriously interested in poetry, whether as readers or writers.

Author: Peter Barry
ISBN-10: 0719088518
ISBN-13: 9780719088513
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/31/2014
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d