Willard Spiegelman is considered one of the finest critics of poetry writing today and this volume collects his best work on the subject, offering essays that span his entire career and chart his changing relationship to an elusive form. He takes the measure of a wide spectrum of poetry, ranging from the Romantic era to the present, through an examination of those poets whose language, formal experiments, and music have fascinated him throughout his career. With his trademark engaging and stylish prose, Spiegelman takes readers on a tour of the rich and diverse landscape of British and American poetry, as he provides nuanced, insightful readings of works by William Wordsworth, John Keats, Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and John Ashbery, to name just a few.

About the Author
Willard Spielgelman is Duwain E. Hughes Jr. Distinguished Professor of English at Southern Methodist University. In addition to serving as editor-in-chief for the Southwest Review, Spiegelman also a regular contributor to the Leisure & Arts pages of The Wall Street Journal.


Book Information
ISBN 9780195368130
Author Willard Spiegelman
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 601g
Dimensions(mm) 152mm * 236mm * 25mm