The Cambridge Companion to English Poets

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The Cambridge Companion to English Poets is written by Claude Rawson and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1107495407 (ISBN 10) and 9781107495401 (ISBN 13).

This volume provides lively and authoritative introductions to twenty-nine of the most important British and Irish poets from Geoffrey Chaucer to Philip Larkin. The list includes, among others, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Wordsworth, Browning, Yeats and T. S. Eliot, and represents the tradition of English poetry at its best. Each contributor offers a new assessment of a single poet's achievement and importance, with readings of the most important poems. The essays, written by leading experts, are personal responses, written in clear, vivid language, free of academic jargon, and aim to inform, arouse interest, and deepen understanding.