The Faber Book of Children´s Verse. Pocket.
Faber and Faber 1978. Häftad, 412 sidor, 310 gram.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Oldie but Goodie 3 May 2013
By Classicist
Format:Hardcover
I returned recently to this anthology that I remembered from my childhood. It is superb.
Not so much poetry aimed at children, as accessible poems by a great range of authors, from Ben Jonson to Ezra Pound, via Ogden Nash, DH Lawrence and Martial, with regular contributions from Anon.
The compiler seems to have a fondness for rhyme, rhythm and dialect verses. Not to mention heroes: Horatius, Drake, Bonny Dundee, Growltiger.
Yes, no poet today would write "The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold,/ And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold;" (Byron) But poems do not have to be modern to strike a chord. These works are often highly memorable. And fun. "There was a naughty Boy/A naughty Boy was he/He would not stop at home/He could not quiet be- ..." (Keats) If you encountered them as a child they stay with you and yield new meanings in later years. Having so many classic poems also makes this an excellent book for quotation checking!
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Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 0571054579
- Titel
- The Faber book of children's verse
- Författare
- Smith, Janet Adam
- Förlag
- London: aber and Faber
- Utgivningsår
- 1963
- Språk
- English
