Alan Bennett
Six Poets: Hardy to Larkin: An Anthology by Alan Bennett
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780571321100
- author:
- Alan Bennett
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 1.5 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, Anthologies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Alan Bennett's personal anthology brings together over seventy poems by six well-loved poets, including Thomas Hardy, A. E. Housman, John Betjeman, W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice and Philip Larkin. Bennett's conversational style offers a unique perspective on the writers and their verse, ranging from lesser-known treasures to famous poems. With candour and wit, he creates portraits of these poets, making this collection enjoyable for both beginners and experts alike.
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