Poetry for Students, Volume 31

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Advisors Erik France: Adjunct Instructor of English, Macomb Community College, Warren, Michigan. B.A. and M.S.L.S. from Uni- ver ...

POETRY Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Poetry VOLUME 31 forStudents ...

Poetry for Students, Volume 31 Project Editor: Sara Constantakis Rights Acquisition and Management: Jacqueline Flowers, Kelly Qu ...

Table of Contents ADVISORS ............ii JUST A FEW LINES ON A PAGE .....ix (by David J. Kelly) INTRODUCTION ..........xi LITER ...

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Table of Contents - Historical Context - Critical Overview. - Criticism. - Sources - Further Reading THE FISH(by Eliz ...

Novels for Students, Volume 31 – Finals/ 8/25/2009 09:21 Page 9 Just a Few Lines on a Page I have often thought that poets have ...

Novels for Students, Volume 31 – Finals/ 8/25/2009 09:21 Page 10 come alive, again and again.Poetry for Students gives readers o ...

Introduction Purpose of the Book The purpose ofPoetry for Students(PfS)isto provide readers with a guide to understanding, enjoy ...

on each volume’s entry list, advising on which titles are most studied, most appropriate, and meet the broadest interests across ...

and nonfiction, and works from various genres, cultures, and eras. Other Features PfSincludes ‘‘Just a Few Lines on a Page,’’ a ...

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Literary Chronology 612–630BCE:Sappho is born in Lesbos, Greece. 500sBCE:Sappho’s ‘‘Fragment 2’’ is composed. 550–580BCE:Sappho ...

1938:Ogden Nash’s ‘‘The Hippopotamus’’ is published. 1939:Edward Taylor’s ‘‘Huswifery’’ is published. 1940:Elizabeth Bishop’s ‘‘ ...

Acknowledgments The editors wish to thank the copyright holders of the excerpted criticism included in this volume and the permi ...

1971; v. 241, December 21, 1985. CopyrightÓ 1971, 1985 by The Nation Magazine/The Nation Company, Inc. Both reproduced by permis ...

Poetry for Students, Volume 31 – Finals 8/25/2009 09:22 Page 19 Contributors Susan Andersen:Andersen holds a Ph.D. in lit- eratu ...

An Ancient Gesture Edna St. Vincent Millay was called the greatest lyric poet of the twentieth century by her admirers. ‘‘An Anc ...