The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse

by Philip Larkin (Editor)

Overview

The latest reissue of Philip Larkin's new classic anthology includes a Foreword by the poet's biographer, Andrew Motion. Successor to W.B. Yeats's Oxford Book of Modern Verse 1892-1935, The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse ranges widely across this century's verse, introducing many less well-known poets among the acknowledged greats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198121374
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/29/1973
Series:	Oxford Books of Verse
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	704
Sales rank:	698,028
Product dimensions:	8.82(w) x 5.73(h) x 1.34(d)

Editorial Reviews

"I am happy to see Mr. Larkin's taste in poetry and my own are in agreement ... I congratulate him most warmly on his achievement."—W. H. Auden in The Guardian.

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