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The Poetic Image

By: C. Day Lewis

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The Poetic Image

By: C. Day Lewis

This is a very rich book of poetic criticism, focusing on the role of the 'image' in poetry. A fantastic book for any poetry fan.

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Read Books Ltd

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147338611X

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9781473386112

Pegasus and Other Poems

By: C. Day Lewis

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A collection of poetry from Cecil Day Lewis, Poet Laureate from 1968 until his death in 1972. Originally published in 1957, this collection shows how much his style had changed after having distanced himself from Auden. In 1951, he became only the second living writer (after TS Eliot) to be featured in the popular series of 'Penguin Poets' paperbacks. In his introduction, he wrote: 'Looking back over my verse of the last 20 years, I was struck by its lack of development - in the sense of one poetic phase emerging recognizably from the previous one and leading inevitably to the next: it would all be much tidier and more in accordance with critical specifications, were this not so. But my verse seems to me a series of fresh beginnings rather than a continuous line.

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A&C Black

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1448203791

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9781448203796

The Otterbury Incident

By: C. Day Lewis

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The Otterbury Incident

By: C. Day Lewis

A reissue of a much-loved adventure which has stood the test of time and is as exciting today as when it was first published nearly 70 years ago. It all begins when Nick breaks the classroom window with his football, and the Headmaster says Nick has to pay for the damage. Nick has no more hope of raising the money than of going to the Moon, so that's when rivalling Ted's and Toppy's gangs decide to sign a truce and plan Operation Glazier to get the money for Nick. The plan goes smoothly and soon the money has been collected, but when it goes missing the boys turn detective to try and find the culprit.

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Penguin UK

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0241320704

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9780241320709

An Italian Visit

By: C. Day Lewis

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An Italian Visit

By: C. Day Lewis

In this work, first published in 1953, C. Day Lewis, former Professor of Poetry at Oxford, chooses a form that enables his various gifts to be displayed to advantage and to sustain rapt interest in a poem longer than convention now favours. It is a poem in seven parts: 'Dialogue at the Airport'; 'Flight to Italy'; 'A Letter from Rome'; 'Bus to Florence'; 'Florence: Works of Art'; 'Elegy Before Death: at Settignano'; 'The Homeward Prospect'. The whole resembles a suite in music; various metres are used, and each part is self-contained, though all are on the same subject - a journey to and in Italy. The poet has used his first impressions of the country to illustrate certain deeper themes indicated by the epigraph: '... an Italian visit is a voyage of discovery, not only of scenes and cities, but also of the latent faculties of the traveller's heart and mind.' If anybody has had the slightest doubt about Mr. Day Lewis's ability to practice what he professes so eloquently and vigorously in his lectures, An Italian Visit should be convincing proof that its author is a poet in the full and splendid exercise of his powers.' Eric Gillett in the National Review.

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1448203503

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Delphi Complete Poetical Works of C. Day-Lewis (Illustrated)

By: C. Day-Lewis

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Delphi Complete Poetical Works of C. Day-Lewis (Illustrated)

By: C. Day-Lewis

C. Day-Lewis was one of the leading British poets of the 1930’s, closely associated with his friend W. H. Auden, producing poetry of left-wing political statement and individual lyricism. He worked as Clark lecturer at the University of Cambridge, before serving as Professor of Poetry at Oxford and Norton Professor at Harvard. His poetry career culminated with his appointment as Poet Laureate in 1968, succeeding John Masefield. Under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, he also penned the hugely successful Nigel Strangeways novels, establishing his reputation as one of the leading writers of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Day-Lewis’ complete poetry and thrillers, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Day-Lewis’ life and works * Concise introduction to Day-Lewis’ life and poetry * Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Day-Lewis’ complete thrillers, including all of the Nigel Strangeways books * Features rare non-fiction essays, available in no other collection, including the seminal ‘A Hope for Poetry’ * Day-Lewis’ autobiography ‘The Buried Day’, digitised here for the first time — discover his literary life * Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of C. Day-Lewis Brief Introduction: C. Day-Lewis Beechen Vigil and Other Poems (1925) Country Comets (1928) Transitional Poem (1929) From Feathers to Iron (1931) The Magnetic Mountain (1933) A Time to Dance and Other Poems (1935) Noah and the Waters (1936) Overtures to Death (1938) Word over All (1943) Poems (1943-1947) An Italian Visit (1953) Pegasus and Other Poems (1957) The Gate and Other Poems (1962) The Room (1965) The Whispering Roots and Other Poems (1970) Miscellaneous Poems The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Nigel Strangeways Books A Question of Proof (1935) Thou Shell of Death (1936) There’s Trouble Brewing (1937) The Beast Must Die (1938) The Smiler with the Knife (1939) Malice in Wonderland (1940) The Case of the Abominable Snowman (1941) Minute for Murder (1947) Head of a Traveller (1949) The Dreadful Hollow (1953) The Whisper in the Gloom (1954) End of Chapter (1957) The Widow’s Cruise (1959) The Worm of Death (1961) The Sad Variety (1964) The Morning after Death (1966) Other Novels A Tangled Web (1956) A Penknife in My Heart (1958) The Deadly Joker (1963) The Private Wound (1968) The Non-Fiction A Hope for Poetry (1934) Revolutionaries and Poetry (1935) The Colloquial Element in English Poetry (1947) The Poet’s Way of Knowledge (1956) The Autobiography The Buried Day (1960)

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1801701865

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Book's by C. Day-Lewis

The Poetic Image

The Poetic Image

Pegasus and Other Poems

Pegasus and Other Poems

The Otterbury Incident

The Otterbury Incident

An Italian Visit

An Italian Visit

Delphi Complete Poetical Works of C. Day-Lewis (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Poetical Works of C. Day-Lewis (Illustrated)

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