"Anon. is not my favorite poet," writes K. Amis, butting against the first Oxford Book of Light Verse () compiled by W. H. Auden, which includes anonymous ballads, folk songs, and nursery rhymes right along with the poems of Chaucer-to-Byron-to-Betjeman. Auden took light verse to be popular verse—"simple, clear, and gay," the natural voice of the people, and not always humorous or cheerful. Amis, Kingsley (editor) The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse. The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse Amis, Kingsley (editor) 40 ratings by Goodreads. ISBN / ISBN Published by Oxford University Press, Incorporated, Oxford et al, Used Condition: Very Good Hardcover. Save for Later. The New Oxford book of English light verse. by. Amis, Kingsley. Publication date. Topics. English poetry, Humorous poetry, English. Publisher. New York: Oxford University www.doorway.ru Interaction Count:
Author: Kingsley Amis ISBN Title: The New Oxford Book of Light Verse Item Condition: used item in a very good condition. Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks ISBN Will be clean, not soiled or stained. Kingsley Amis's main objective in compiling The New Oxford Book of Light Verse was to raise a good-natured smile. This anthology of more than poems by some 80 poets totally fulfills all his ambitions. Kingsley Amis's The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse is the best poetry collection of its sort that I know: a judiciously selected harvest of light verse, specifically English in origin, including both old favorites and generally undiscovered gems, with an introduction that is one of the best things written on the genre.
Find The New Oxford Book Of English Light Verse by Amis, Kingsley at Biblio. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. "Anon. is not my favorite poet," writes K. Amis, butting against the first Oxford Book of Light Verse () compiled by W. H. Auden, which includes anonymous ballads, folk songs, and nursery rhymes right along with the poems of Chaucer-to-Byron-to-Betjeman. Auden took light verse to be popular verse#;"simple, clear, and gay," the natural voice of the people, and not always humorous or. The New Oxford book of English light verse. by. Amis, Kingsley. Publication date. Topics. English poetry, Humorous poetry, English. Publisher. New York: Oxford University Press.
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