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The classic fifty poems, William Harmon, editor

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The classic fifty poems, William Harmon, editor
Language
eng
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fiction
Main title
The classic fifty poems
Medium
electronic resource
Responsibility statement
William Harmon, editor
Summary
William Harmon found the 100 most anthologized poems in English, based on the ninth edition of The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetrythe most objective measurement of greatness available, representing consensus among the editors of some 400 anthologies. Then he put them in order and prefaced each one with concise, erudite, often humorous commentary. The range of poets, subjects and formsfrom Shakespeare to Frost, from love and death to crime and punishment, from sonnets to odesmakes this an entertaining, enlightening, and indispensable aural guide to the finest verse in the English language
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adult
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