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The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2005-03-17 Pages: 496 Language: English Publisher: Faber and Faber The Rattle Bag is an anthology of poetry (mostly in English but occasionally in translation) for general readers and students of all ages and backgrounds. These poems have been selected by the simple yet telling criteria that they are the personal favorites of the editors. themselves two of contemporary literatures leading poets.Moreover. Heaney and Hughes have elected to list their favorites not by theme or by author but simply by title ( or by first line. when no title is given). As they explain in their Introduction: We hope that our decision to impose an arbitrary alphabetical order allows the contents [of this book] to discover themselves as we ourselves gradually discovered them - each poem full of its singular appeal. transmitting its own signals. taking its chances in a big. volub...Read More

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  • Foyles

    Edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, and conceived of as a collection of their own favourite poems, The Rattle Bag has established itself as the classic anthology of our time. Heaney and Hughes have brought together an inspired and diverse selection, ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries, as well as drawing upon works in translation and traditional poems from oral cultures. In effect, this anthology has transformed the way we define and appreciate poetry, and it will continue to do so for years to come. Including writers from Shakespeare and Blake to Sylvia Plath and T. S. Eliot, The Rattle Bag is eclectic, instructive and inspiring at the same time.

  • TheBookPeople

    Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes have brought together an inspired and diverse selection, ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries, as well as drawing upon works in translation and traditional poems from oral cultures. In effect, this anthology has transformed the way we define and appreciate poetry, and it will continue to do so for years to come.

  • BookDepository

    The Rattle Bag : Paperback : Faber & Faber : 9780571225835 : 0571225837 : 17 Mar 2005 : Edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, and conceived of as a collection of their own favourite poems, The Rattle Bag has established itself as the classic anthology of our time.

  • Blackwell

    With writers ranging from Shakespeare and Blake to Sylvia Plath and T S Eliot, this title brings together an inspired and diverse selection, ranging from undisputed masterpieces to rare discoveries, as well as drawing upon works in translation and...

  • Pickabook

    Ted Hughes (Editor), Seamus Heaney (Editor)

  • 0571225837
  • 9780571225835
  • 17 March 2005
  • Faber and Faber
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 498
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