ID | 009432 |
Call Number | 821.008/GRE |
Title Proper | Great poems |
Language | ENG |
Author | Great...(Title) |
Edition Statement | 2007 |
Publication | Essex, Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2005. |
Description | 511p Pale blue spine |
Note | Great Poems offers a wide selection of favourite poems to suit everyone. In this lavishly illustrated book there are over 300 poems to be found in sections such as Love, Children's Poems, Wit and Humour, Food and Drink and Animals. Some great poets are represented here, like William Shakespeare and John Donne, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti and John Keats. Each poem has an information box with biographical details about the poet providing historical and literary context. There is a reading from the bible, sonnets from Elizabeth Barrett Browning and William Shakespeare, even a poem by Lord Byron! Certainly something to keep everyone reading. |
Note | Love Events Distant lands Home and work War and heroism Animals Children's poems Wit and humour Into the shadows Food and drink Nature Weather and seasons Life and death Lasting classics Index of first lines Acknowledgements |
Standard Number | 978184265762 |
Price. Qualification | £14.99(Pb) |
Classification Number | 821.008 |
Key Words | English Poetry ; Poetry - Collections ; Transfer to IBDP |