The Blue Poetry Book (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162745831)

The Blue Poetry Book is a collection of poems edited by Andrew Lang, a Scottish writer and literary critic. The book was first published in 1891 and contains a wide range of poems from various poets, including William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Lord Byron.The poems in the book are arranged thematically and cover a range of topics, including love, nature, war, and death. The poems are written in different styles and forms, including sonnets, ballads, and free verse.The book's title, The Blue Poetry Book, refers to the blue cloth cover of the original edition. The book was part of a series of color-coded anthologies edited by Lang, which also included The Red Fairy Book and The Yellow Fairy Book.The Blue Poetry Book has since become a classic anthology of English poetry and is still widely read and studied today. It is considered an important resource for those interested in English literature and poetry.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Andrew Lang
ISBN-10: 1162745835
ISBN-13: 9781162745831
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.08lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d