This latest edition retains the features that have made "Introduction to the Poem" a superb text from which to teach and learn. Bob Boynton and Maynard Mack's intent from the first has been to suggest ways of approaching a poem that will make it more understandable and enjoyable--to introduce students to the art of reading poetry. The authors readily admit that often a poem doesn't make immediate total sense. But a poem makes immediate rhythmic sense if it's read aloud, and meaning will come with increasing pleasure if the right approaches are taken - if, basically, a reader respects his or her native wit and lets the poem do its work. The approach of this book helps clarify what a poem is and does, and how a good reader reenacts the experience it offers.
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This latest edition retains the features that have made "Introduction to the Poem" a superb text from which to teach and learn. Bob Boynton and Maynard Mack's intent from the first has been to suggest ways of approaching a poem that will make it more understandable and enjoyable--to introduce students to the art of reading poetry. The authors readily admit that often a poem doesn't make immediate total sense. But a poem makes immediate rhythmic sense if it's read aloud, and meaning will come with increasing pleasure if the right approaches are taken - if, basically, a reader respects his or her native wit and lets the poem do its work. The approach of this book helps clarify what a poem is and does, and how a good reader reenacts the experience it offers.
Imprint | Boynton/Cook Publishers Inc US |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 1985 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 1985 |
Authors | Robert W. Boynton, Maynard Mack |
Dimensions | 229 x 159 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 235 |
Edition | 3rd ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-86709-143-4 |
Barcode | 9780867091434 |
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LSN | 0-86709-143-6 |