Seven Centuries of Poetry from Chaucer to Auden
by
Richard Stokes
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
The Penguin Book of English Song anthologizes the work of 100 English poets who have inspired a host of different composers (some English, some not) to write vocal music. Each of the chapters, arranged chronologically from Chaucer to Auden, opens with a precis of the poet's life, work and, often,...