Francis Turner Palgrave

The Golden Treasury (eBook, ePUB)

Of English Verse

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A timeless collection of the finest English poetry, meticulously curated by Francis Turner Palgrave and Alfred Tennyson.

The Golden Treasury is one of the most beloved anthologies of English poetry ever published. This classic collection was carefully compiled by poet and scholar Francis Turner Palgrave in collaboration with Alfred Tennyson, the esteemed Poet Laureate of the time. The poems are arranged chronologically in four books, each celebrating a distinct era in the evolution of English poetry, spanning from the Elizabethan period to the 19th century.

This comprehensive anthology features the works of legendary poets such as Shakespeare, Milton, Marvell, Pope, Wordsworth, and Keats. First published in 1861, The Golden Treasury became the standard anthology for over a century. This exquisite Macmillan Collector's Library edition includes a foreword by current Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and is published to commemorate Macmillan's 175th anniversary, making it a true collector's item for poetry enthusiasts and lovers of English literature.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pan Macmillan
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781509898794
• Artikelnr.: 54349172

Autorenporträt

Francis Turner Palgrave was born in 1824 and educated at Charterhouse and Oxford University. After ten years in the education department of the civil service, he was appointed professor of poetry at Oxford University. He published three volumes of his own poetry, but is best remembered for compiling The Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics, which was first published in 1861. He died in 1897.

Inhaltsangabe

Section
i: Foreword by Carol Ann Duffy Section
ii: Dedication Section
iii: Preface Unit
1: Book I: Elizabethan Unit
2: Book II: 17th Century Unit
3: Book III: 18th Century Unit
4: Book IV: 19th Century Index
iiii: Index of Writers Index
v: Index of First Lines