{"product_id":"the-columbia-anthology-of-british-poetry-9780231101806","title":"The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sweeping compendium of British verse from Old and Middle English to the present, including the best work of poets from every corner of the British Isles, \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology of British Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive single volume available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarl Woodring and James Shapiro, the same experienced editorial team who brought students and lovers of literature \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia History of British Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, now present a volume that resonates with contemporary significance, yet also takes into account the centuries-old poetic tradition that planted Great Britain centrally in the canon of Western Literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e pays tribute to the renowned works that any include--Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton, Blake, Eliot, Auden. But the book also resurrects the voices of excellent poets, particularly women--such as Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Ingram, and Christina Rossetti--who have been unjustifiably ignored until recently.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary British poetry is fully represented as well, with the work of Thom Gunn, Seamus Heaney, Liz Lochhead, and Paula Meehan bringing \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e up to the minute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnencumbered by extensive notes that divert attention from the spirit of verse, \u003ci\u003eThe Columbia Anthology of British Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e allows readers to discover the poems for themselves. It is a collection poetry lovers will want on their shelves for years to come, to read and enjoy again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carl R. Woodring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42980403150966,"sku":"9780231101806","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/the-columbia-anthology-of-british-poetry-9780231101806","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}