Johanson, Paula.

Early British poetry, "words that burn" / Paula Johanson. - Berkeley Heights, NJ, USA : Enslow Publishers, c2010. - 160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. - Poetry rocks! .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Anglo-Saxonpoets (c. 600-1000) -- Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342-1400) -- Anonymous folk songs (c. 1100-1600) -- Sir Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) -- William Shakespeare (1564-1616) -- John Donne (1572-1631) -- George Herbert (1593-1633) -- John Milton (1608-1674) -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) -- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- William Blake (1757-1827) --William Wordsworth (1770-1850) -- John Keats (1795-1821).

"Examines early British poetry from the 7th century into the 19th century, including short biographies of poets like William Shakespeare and John Donne; also examples of poems, poetic techniques, and explication"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 0766032760 9780766032767

LCCN: 2008053657

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Poets, English--Biography.
English poetry--History and criticism.
Poets, English--Biography.
English poetry.

LC Class. No.: PR502 / .J59 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 821.009