Edmund Blunden: Selected Poems

by Edmund Blunden

Book Overview

This selection, drawing on a wide range of subject matter, emphasizes Blunden's gift for precise, delicate observation and his mastery of diverse poetic form. His first poem appeared in 1914; The Shepherd in 1922 made his reputation. We can now see him as one of the best Georgians, a man deeply acquainted with that tradition of English poetry which includes Clare-of whose work he was a pioneering editor-and Hardy, and advancing it in his work. Yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0856354252
• ISBN13: 9780856354250
• Release Date: October 1984
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 107 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"