(Ebook) Critical Survey of Poetry: European Poets, Volumes 1-3 by Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman ISBN 9781587655821, 9781587657566, 1587655829, 1587657562

(Ebook) Critical Survey of Poetry: European Poets, Volumes 1-3 by Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman ISBN 9781587655821, 9781587657566, 1587655829, 1587657562

Critical Survey of Poetry profiles major poets throughout history and the world, and includes an analysis of their significant individual poems or collections. Essays begin with full data on dates and places of birth and/or death, and a list of the poet's "Principal Poetry." Next is a brief overview of "Other Literary Forms" and two longer sections, "Achievements" and "Biography." The longest section, "Analysis," discusses the poet's work and examines several poems. The final section includes a bibliography containing up-to-date resources. The Fourth Edition includes all poets from the previous edition and adds 146 new ones, covering 845 poets in total. Altogether, the writers covered in this set represent more than 40 countries and the history of poetry from antiquity to the 21st century. The set also offers 72 informative overviews; 20 of these essays were added for this edition, including all the literary movement essays. For the first time, the material in the Critical Survey of Poetry has been organized into five subsets by geography and essay type: a 4-volume subset on American Poets; a 3-volume subset on British, Irish, and Commonwealth Poets; a 3-volume subset on European Poets; a 1-volume subset on World Poets; and a 2-volume subset of the Topical Essays. A Cumulative Indexes volume covering all five subsets is free with purchase of more than one subset. The result is flexibility for libraries, allowing them to select the material most needed for their poetry reference collections and build the larger set over time. Subset details are listed below. The poet subsets are arranged alphabetically, and each poet appears in only one subset. Essays begin with full data on dates and places of birth and death, and a list of the poet's "Principal Poetry." Next is a brief overview of "Other Literary Forms" and two longer sections, "Achievements" and "Biography." The longest section, "Analysis," discusses the poet's work and examines several of the poems. The final section includes a bibliography containing up-to-date resources for further study.