Rhyme's Reason

Rhyme's Reason
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 165
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ISBN-10 : 9780300210828
ISBN-13 : 0300210825
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Book Synopsis Rhyme's Reason by : John Hollander

Download or read book Rhyme's Reason written by John Hollander and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet John Hollander surveys the schemes, patterns, and forms of English verse in this classic text, illustrating each variation with an original and witty self-descriptive example. In new essays for this fourth edition, J. D. McClatchy and Richard Wilbur each offer a personal take on why the book has played such an important role in the education of young poets and student scholars. “How lucky the young poet who discovers this wisest and most lighthearted of manuals.”—James Merrill “Marvelously comprehensive, clarifying and useful, and a delight to read.”—John Reardon, Los Angeles Times Book Review “A virtuoso performance and a mandatory text for poetry readers and practioners alike.”—ALA Booklist


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