{"product_id":"poetry-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Poetry: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernard O'Donoghue\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. At the most basic level everyone can recognize it--it is a kind of literature that uses special linguistic devices of organization and expression for aesthetic effect. However, far grander claims have been made for poetry than this -- such as Shelley's that the poets \"are the unacknowledged legislators of the world,\" and that poetry is \"a higher truth.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e Bernard O'Donoghue provides a fascinating look at the many different forms of writing which have been called \"poetry\" -- from the Greeks to the present day. As well as questioning what poetry \u003cem\u003eis\u003c\/em\u003e, he asks what poetry is \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e, and considers contemporary debates on its value. Is there a universality to poetry? And does it have a duty of public utility and responsibility? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernard O'Donoghue\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College, where he taught Medieval English and Modern Irish Poetry. Also a poet and a literary critic, his poetry collection \u003cem\u003eGunpowder\u003c\/em\u003e (Chatto \u0026amp; Windus, 1995) was awarded the 1995 Whitbread Poetry Award. He has authored and edited several titles, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Seamus Heaney\u003c\/em\u003e (CUP, 2008) and \u003cem\u003eReading Chaucer's Poems: A Guided Selection\u003c\/em\u003e (Faber, 2015). In 2006, his translation of \u003cem\u003eSir Gawain and the Green Knight\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Penguin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.8 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753971810592,"sku":"9780199229116","price":14.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0c9a629eccb4cb5edb42afa5149e38eb.webp?v=1780030603","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/poetry-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}