The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Classic Stories in Verse

by Robin Waterfield (Editor)

Gathers fifteen classic narrative poems, including "The Lady of Shallott," by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; "The Raven," by Edgar Allan Poe; and "The Song of Hiawatha," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Robin Anthony Herschel Waterfield (born 1952) is a British classical scholar, translator, editor, and writer of children's fiction. Waterfield was born in 1952, and studied Classics at Manchester University, where he achieved a first class degree in 1974. He went on to research ancient Greek philosophy at King's College, Cambridge until 1978, after which he became a lecturer at Newcastle University and then St Andrews University. He later became a copy-editor and later a commissioning editor for Penguin Books. He is now a self-employed writer, living in southern Greece, where he has Greek citizenship.

Reviews

[Lillian Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a lot of different kinds of poetry in here, and it was enjoyable to read. You have The Song of Hiawatha, The Lady of Shalott, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and The Pied Piper poem. Among others. Thumbs up!

[Chris Mercado · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great little collection of poems and verse from various poets/authors. It is a nice little variety. A few are a little long (Song of Hiawatha, for example, which is even abridged--I can't imagine how long the unabridged version is!), but most are a manageable length.

Especially if you are not familiar with all these poets, this is a nice little introduction to each.

[Paul Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having read "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" I already knew I loved it. Very much enjoyed "The Song of Hiawatha" and "Sohrab and Rustum" as well.

[Gus Lackner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Burden = Albatross

[frogfairie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally finished this book! Poetry is not normally my thing and this experience reminded me why. Some of it I find so wonderful & the rest is somewhat painful to get through. I shall be pickier from now on when I decide to get a poetry fix.