Kipling, Rudyard
Selected Poems (Penguin Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780140424317
- author:
- Kipling, Rudyard
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2001
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 129mm X 198mm
- Genre:
- Poetry & poets
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Rudyard Kipling's Selected Poems is a thought-provoking collection that showcases the poet's unique voice and perspective. Spanning his career, this selection of poems reveals the development of Kipling's talent and his deepening maturity, as well as the growing sombreness of his poetic vision.
From early, exhilarating celebrations of British expansion overseas, such as 'Mandalay' and 'Gunga Din', to the dignified and inspirational 'If-' and the later, deeply moving 'Epitaphs of the War', this collection offers a compelling insight into the Empire both at its peak and during its decline in the early years of the twentieth century.
With its diverse range of poems, this selection provides a unique insight into Kipling's originality and the scope of his work. a worthwhile read for anyone interested in poetry and the history of the British Empire.
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