Literary theory

By David Brooks

The Sons of Clovis is a tour de force. It begins with the Ern Malley affair, establishing previously unrecognised connections between the Australian scene and French Symboliste poetry, before embarking on a fascinating journey through literature, culture, and poetics. David Brooks, novelist, poet and scholar, has created a page-turning literary history with the narrative tension of a thriller...

Published: 02/09/2011

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780702238840

RRP: $39.95

How Poetry Works: the Elements of English Poetry

By Phil Roberts

In this refreshing and inspiring book, Phil Roberts shows that poetry, like music, is based on sound. He illustrates his points with lively examples ranging from nursery rhymes and limericks to recent experimental forms as well as more familiar work. The book ends with a Millennium Anthology, a salute to the poetry of the past thousand years, including poems from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales...

Published: 29/05/2000

Format: Paperback

ISBN: 9780140285376

RRP: $26.95