Myth, Locality, and Identity in Pindar’s Sicilian Odes
Myth, Locality, and Identity argues that Pindar engages in a striking, innovative style of mythmaking that represents and shapes Sicilian identities in his epinician odes … Read more
Poetry
A Shropshire Lad
A. E. Housman was one of the best-loved poets of his day, whose poems conjure up a potent and idyllic rural world imbued with a … Read more
La voglia dei cazzi e altri fabliaux medievali
La fortuna critica dei fabliaux andata regolarmente crescendo nel corso degli ultimi decenni. Il Medioevo francese ci ha lasciato circa centocinquanta di questi poemetti in … Read more
The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy
Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare. Over 125 poetic companions, from Basho to Billy Collins, Saigyo to Shakespeare. The … Read more
Milton and the Making of Paradise Lost
William Poole recounts Milton’s life as England’s self-elected national poet and explains how the greatest poem of the English language came to be written. How … Read more
Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Poems: A Very Short Introduction
Not for nothing is William Shakespeare considered possibly the most famous writer in history; his works have had a lasting effect on culture, vocabularies, and … Read more
Avant-Folk: Small Press Poetry Networks from 1950 to the Present
Avant-Folk is the first comprehensive study of a loose collective of important British and American poets, publishers, and artists (including Lorine Niedecker, Ian Hamilton Finlay, … Read more
Palgrave Advances in John Clare Studies
This collection gathers together an exciting new series of critical essays on the Romantic- and Victorian-period poet John Clare, which each take a rigorous approach … Read more
The Stuffed Owl: An Anthology of Bad Verse
The editors of this legendary and hilarious anthology write: “It would seem at a hasty glance that to make an anthology of Bad Verse is … Read more
Callimachus’ Book of Iambi
This book offers a detailed discussion of Callimachus’ collection of Iambi, arguably one of the earliest surviving Greek ‘books of poetry’. There are chapters on … Read more