Witty, direct and articulate, Peter Barry illustrates the key
elements of poetry at work, covering many different kinds of verse,
from traditional forms to innovative versions of the art, such as
'concrete' poetry, minimalism and word-free poems. The emphasis is
on meanings rather than words, looking beyond technical devices
like alliteration and assonance so that poems are understood as
dynamic structures creating specific ends and effects. The three
sections cover progressively expanding areas - 'Reading the lines'
deals with such basics as imagery, diction and metre; 'Reading
between the lines' concerns broader matters, such as poetry and
context, and the reading of sequences of poems, while 'Reading
beyond the lines' looks at 'theorised' readings and the 'textual
genesis' of poems from manuscript to print. Reading poetry is for
students, lecturers and teachers looking for new ways of discussing
poetry, and all those seriously interested in poetry, whether as
readers or writers. -- .
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