Rhyme's reason : a guide to English verse /

Poet John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse in this classic text, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. In new essays for this fourth edition, J.D. McClatchy and Richard Wilbur each offer a personal take on why the book has...

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Main Author: Hollander, John (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Edition:4th edition.
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Summary:Poet John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse in this classic text, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. In new essays for this fourth edition, J.D. McClatchy and Richard Wilbur each offer a personal take on why the book has played such an important role in the education of young poets and student scholars.
Physical Description:xxii, 142 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.
ISBN:9780300206296
0300206291