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Quickly equips you with the strategies you need to deepen your engagement with individual poems. New for this edition:* End-of-chapter exercises and follow-up research tasks* New readings of modern women's poetry* Section on How to Write Poetry with exercises* Suggestions for further reading - both books and websitesBased on their extensive teaching experience, the authors provide a lively route map through the main aspects of poetry such as sound effects, rhythm and metre, the typographic display of poems on the page and the language of poetry using practical examples throughout.
A guide to the study of poetry aimed to equip both students and general reader with a body of technical information that will sharpen and deepen their engagement with individual poems.
This is a guide fro all readers of poetry who might find themselves confused by the distinction between a metaphor and a metonymy or baffled by the difference between iambic and trochaic verse. This is an accessible and clearly written textbook for both the student and the general reader seeking to understand how poetry works. Stracham and Terry provide a lively route map through some of the more daunting and technical aspects of poetry, poetic sound effects and the visual appearance of poetry.
This is the first study of the cultural meanings of advertising in the Irish Revival period. John Strachan and Claire Nally shed new light on advanced nationalism in Ireland before and immediately after the Easter Rising of 1916, while also addressing how the wider politics of Ireland, from the Irish Parliamentary Party to anti-Home Rule unionism, resonated through contemporary advertising copy. The book examines the manner in which some of the key authors of the Revival, notably Oscar Wilde and W. B. Yeats, reacted to advertising and to the consumer culture around them. Illustrated with over 60 fascinating contemporary advertising images, this book addresses a diverse and intriguing range o...
This guide to Banffshire by W. Barclay was first published in 1922 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.
This volume contains a selection of papers from the Fifth International Conference on the History of the Language Sciences, dealing with subjects ranging from the classical period till the 20th century.
Bharat, A Luxe Story is an authoritative, research-based anthology of essays exploring various facets of luxury from the perspectives of Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology, History, Politics, and Economics, revolving around India, that is Bharat, to find a deeper meaning of luxe beyond the myopic ‘price tag’ and towards democratisation of luxury. It is the 10th book of Professor Mahul Brahma launched in the UK, commemorating two decades of his journey as a luxury commentator and columnist. It captures the centuries-old love affair between Bharat and global luxury brands. From Cartier’s Patiala Necklace with 234.5 carat De Beers diamond to custom-made Louis Vuittons and Rolls Royces, Bharat has been the epicentre of branded luxury. The book traces the evolution of luxury in Bharat with the passage of time and change of perspective of Indians, redefining the mythic value of luxury. It traces the passage of Bharat, all set to become USD 10-trillion economy, from the dazzling loud luxury to new-age revolution of quiet luxury.