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The treasury of great poems English and American From the foundations of the English spirit to the outstanding poetry of our own time with lives of the poets and historical settings selected and integrated Edited by Louis Untermeyer - New York Simon and Schuster 1942 - 1286 pages
Includes Index
In praise of poetry; Preface -- I. The Bible -- II. Foundations of the English spirit -- III. The popular -- IV. Early songs of unknown authorship -- V. Toward the golden age -- VI. Elizabethan songs of unknown authorship -- VII. The mirror of mankind -- VIII. Anatomy of the world -- IX. Gallants, Puritans, and Divines -- X. The rise and fall of elegance -- XI. Pure vision, pure song -- XII. The spirit of revolution and romance -- XIII. Faith, Doubt, and Democracy -- XIV. Challenge to tradition -- XV. The world of the twentieth century
980 works are included in this collection of English and American poetry. Includes interpretive and biographical material.
English poetry
American poetry
821.08 Tre 14
The treasury of great poems English and American From the foundations of the English spirit to the outstanding poetry of our own time with lives of the poets and historical settings selected and integrated Edited by Louis Untermeyer - New York Simon and Schuster 1942 - 1286 pages
Includes Index
In praise of poetry; Preface -- I. The Bible -- II. Foundations of the English spirit -- III. The popular -- IV. Early songs of unknown authorship -- V. Toward the golden age -- VI. Elizabethan songs of unknown authorship -- VII. The mirror of mankind -- VIII. Anatomy of the world -- IX. Gallants, Puritans, and Divines -- X. The rise and fall of elegance -- XI. Pure vision, pure song -- XII. The spirit of revolution and romance -- XIII. Faith, Doubt, and Democracy -- XIV. Challenge to tradition -- XV. The world of the twentieth century
980 works are included in this collection of English and American poetry. Includes interpretive and biographical material.
English poetry
American poetry
821.08 Tre 14