Book
The Oxford Book of English Verse (1919 edition)
- Published
- 1900
- Genre
- Poetry
- Pages
- 1166
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/654464.The_Oxford_Book_of_English_Verse_1250_1918?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NujxOVXiPg&rank=2
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–18
- Ambleside year
- Years 7–10 · ages 12–18
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Concentrating for the most part on lyrical poetry, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch sought to range over the whole field of English verse from the thirteenth century to the close of the First World War. He established an arrangement of the poets by date of birth, using modernized spelling after the very earliest poems. He held firmly to the belief that old favourites deserved their place as much as new discoveries, and held himself at odds with those who sneer 'at things long by catholic consent accounted beautiful'. In declaring the enduring nature of the English verse tradition, 'Q' ensured that The Oxford Book of English Verse would itself endure and prosper.
Tags
AnthologyCollectionEnglandHistory-World HistoryHistory-World War I EraLiteraturePoetryPoetry/Rhymes-Poetry/RhymesReference