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Six Centuries of Verse
Examines each age of British poetry, gathers poems by Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Auden, and offers brief profiles of each poet
- GenresPoetry
290 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1984
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Anthony Thwaite
74 books4 followersAnthony Simon Thwaite, OBE, is an English poet and writer. He is married to the writer Ann Thwaite. He was awarded the OBE in 1992, for services to poetry. He was mainly brought up in Yorkshire and currently lives in Norfolk.
During World War II he stayed with relations in the United States. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1944–49) and subsequently read English at Christ Church, Oxford.
He taught at Tokyo University from 1955 and 1957, and for a year in 1985. He has worked for BBC Radio, the New Statesman as literary editor, and from 1973 to 1985 as editor of Encounter with Melvin J. Lasky. He is one of the literary executors of Philip Larkin, and the major editor of Larkin's work.
During World War II he stayed with relations in the United States. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1944–49) and subsequently read English at Christ Church, Oxford.
He taught at Tokyo University from 1955 and 1957, and for a year in 1985. He has worked for BBC Radio, the New Statesman as literary editor, and from 1973 to 1985 as editor of Encounter with Melvin J. Lasky. He is one of the literary executors of Philip Larkin, and the major editor of Larkin's work.
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January 6, 2023
Hm.
I enjoyed this but it truly wasn't anything special. My main gripe would be that in these "Six Centuries of Verse" Thwaite thinks it's normal to mention... Only three women? I'm sorry but it felt ridiculous. There were so many deep-cuts for the male poets at the time, yet Thwaite only mentions three of the biggest women. Bronte, Browning, and Dickinson were all amazing poets but they certainly weren't the only ones. This flaw only grated on me as I reached the section on twentieth century poets; I could've dismissed the lack of women early on due to them not being published. The selection of the poets felt lazy.
I enjoyed this but it truly wasn't anything special. My main gripe would be that in these "Six Centuries of Verse" Thwaite thinks it's normal to mention... Only three women? I'm sorry but it felt ridiculous. There were so many deep-cuts for the male poets at the time, yet Thwaite only mentions three of the biggest women. Bronte, Browning, and Dickinson were all amazing poets but they certainly weren't the only ones. This flaw only grated on me as I reached the section on twentieth century poets; I could've dismissed the lack of women early on due to them not being published. The selection of the poets felt lazy.
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