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Compiled by the awardwinning poet and author of childrens books, donald hall, this delightful anthology follows in the tradition of iona and. Auden took light verse to be popular versesimple, clear, and gay, the natural voice of the people, and not always humorous or cheerful. The oxford book of childrens verse in america, edited by. Many of them i have posted, and will continue to post here for your enjoyment. The oxford book of childrens verse has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times, the admonitory verse of elizabethan puritans, the inspirational verse of blake and christopher smart, the nonsense verses of edward lear and lewis carroll, the nursery verses of. But philip, who intends the poems in this book to speak to todays children. The new oxford book of english verse, 12501950 edited by helen gardner oxford books of verse. Hall brings together poems written specifically for children and also those written for anyone and enjoyed by. For this anthology i have tried to range over the whole field of english verse.
A book of childrens verse, arranged by mabel and lilian quillercouch london. Oxford university press, 1998, c1996 ocolc647149912. Add the new oxford book of childrens verse to cart. The new oxford book of childrens verse by neil philip waterstones. Peter opie a chronologically arranged anthology of 332 selections spanning five hundred years of american and british poetry, from chaucer to ogden nash. Buy the new oxford book of childrens verse oxford books of verse new ed by neil philip isbn.
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That is, the editors selection shows us new ways of reading a poetry. These are accompanied by lively illustrations, and amusing and inspiring poems by. The making of an anthology requires, in the first place, wide learning. First compiled in 1900, the oxford book has been one of the few giant poetry anthologies intended more for bedsides and train rides than for classrooms. The oxford book of childrens verse book king county. Among the most recent entries is the new oxford book of childrens verse, edited by neil philip, a british compiler of over a dozen. Quillercouch from arthur quillercouchs 1919 introduction to this extensive collection. The new oxford book of english verse, 12501950 by helen. The new oxford book of sixteenthcentury verse oxford. Amis, butting against the first oxford book of light verse 1938 compiled by w. The oxford book of childrens verse oxford books of verse opie, iona, opie, peter on. It begins in the eighteenth century and ends in 1995, with the emphasis on modern work, and the explosion of talent that has emerged on both sides of the atlanticin the last 25 years. Neil philip has edited more than a dozen anthologies and books for children, including the penguin book of english folktales, a new treasury of poetry, the. Oxford childrens rhyming dictionary by oxford university.
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