Reading poetry

Reading poetry

Peter Barry

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Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2014
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Poesía
ISBN:
9780719088513
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This book is about reading and studying poetry. Using fully-worked examples and complete poems wherever possible, it shows all the key elements of poetry ’at work’ in poems|This book is about reading and studying poetry. Using fully-worked examples and complete poems wherever possible, it shows all the key elements of poetry ’at work’ in poems

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