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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778846603321

Autore

Wormser Baron

Titolo

Teaching the art of poetry [[electronic resource] ] : the moves / / Baron Wormser, David Cappella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., 2000

ISBN

1-135-66705-5

9786612323034

1-282-32303-2

1-4106-0147-1

0-585-18965-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CappellaDavid

Disciplina

808.1/07

Soggetti

Poetry - Study and teaching

Poetry - Authorship - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

""Book Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""How To Use This Book""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Rhythm""; ""2 Sound""; ""3 Line""; ""4 Syntax""; ""5 Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization""; ""6 Word Choice""; ""7 Details""; ""8 Metaphor""; ""9 Image""; ""10 Architecture (Stanzas)""; ""11 Form (Sonnets, Sestinas, etc.)""; ""12 Tone and Lyric""; ""13 Repetition""; ""14 Endings""; ""15 Narrative""; ""16 The Didactic Poem (How Poems Instruct)""; ""17 Place and Politics""; ""18 Occasions (The Social Contexts of Poems)""

""19 Variations (Found Poem, Prose Poem, Shaped Poem)""""20 Coaching the “Moves�: On Teaching Poetry in the Classroom""; ""Epilogue: Getting Started""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Author Index""; ""Subject Index""; ""About the Authors""

Sommario/riassunto

Concise and accessible, this guide to teaching the art of poetry from Shakespeare to contemporary poets enables anyone to learn about how poets approach their art. Teachers can use this book to explore any facet or era of poetry. Any reader can use it as an entryway into the art of poetry. Teaching the Art of Poetry shows poetry as a multi-faceted artistic process rather than a mystery on a pedestal. It demystifies the



art of poetry by providing specific historical, social, and aesthetic contexts for each element of the art. It is a nuts-and-bolts approach that encourages teachers and students