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Kennedy, X. J.

An introduction to poetry / X.J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia.

11th ed.

New York : Pearson Longman, ©2005.

xlv, 744 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

This bestselling anthology includes more than 500 of the discipline's greatest poems, blending classic works and contemporary selections. Both noted poets themselves, the text's editors X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia write of their subject with wit and a contagious enthusiasm. Informative, accessible apparatus presents readable discussions of the literary devices, illustrated by apt works, and supported by interludes with the poets. --Publisher description.

Poetics.

English poetry.

American poetry.

Gioia, Dana.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

1. Reading a poem -- 2. Listening to a voice -- 3. Words -- 4. Saying and suggesting -- 5. Imagery -- 6. Figures of speech -- 7. Song -- 8. Sound -- 9. Rhythm -- 10. Closed form -- 11. Open form -- 12. Symbol -- 13. Myth and narrative -- 14. Poetry and personal identity -- 15. Translation -- 16. Critical casebook : Latin American poetry -- 17. Recognizing excellence -- 18. What is poetry? -- 19. Two critical casebooks : Emily Dickinson and Langston Hughes -- 20. Poems for further reading -- 21. Lives of the poets -- 22. Writing about literature -- 23. Writing about a poem -- 24. Writing a research paper -- 25. Critical approaches to literature.

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