2007, ISBN: 9780571236657

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the edit… Mehr…

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as providing an accessible and passionate introduction to the most important poets in our literature.William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and music, taught himself wood engraving, and in 1823 became a schoolmaster in Mere. He was deply interested in grammar and language, and waged a lifelong campaign to rid English of classical and foreign influences. Among his best-known books of poetry are Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect (1844) and Homely Rhymes (1859. His work has often been praised for its evocations of Dorset life, landscape and customs; he also wrote political poems of great power and was a master elegist. Barnes died in 1886. Books Sir Andrew Motion|Paperback|Faber & Faber|05/04/2007, Faber & Faber<

2007, ISBN: 0571236650

[EAN: 9780571236657], Neubuch, [SC: 2.6], [PU: Faber & Faber Apr 2007], Neuware - William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek,… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571236657], Neubuch, [SC: 2.6], [PU: Faber & Faber Apr 2007], Neuware - William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and Music, taught himself wood-engraving, and in 1823 became a schoolmaster in Mere. Among his best-known books of poetry are 'Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect' (1844) and 'Hwomely Rhymes' (1859). 144 pp. Englisch, Books<

2007, ISBN: 9780571236657

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Faber & Faber], William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and Music, taught himse… Mehr…

[ED: Kartoniert / Broschiert], [PU: Faber & Faber], William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and Music, taught himself wood-engraving, and in, DE, [SC: 2.95], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, Taschenbuch, 144, [GW: 104g], Main - Poet to Poet, Banküberweisung, PayPal, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Sonstiges - Englisch]<

2007, ISBN: 0571236650

[EAN: 9780571236657], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber], William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and Music, taught himse… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571236657], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber], William Barnes was born in 1801 near Sturminster Newton in Dorset, of a farming family. He learned Greek, Latin and Music, taught himself wood-engraving, and in 1823 became a schoolmaster in Mere. Among his best-known books of poetry are Poems of Rural Lif., Books<