{"product_id":"the-columbia-anthology-of-british-poetry","title":"The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sweeping compendium of British verse from Old and Middle English to the present  including the best work of poets from every corner of the British Isles  The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive single volume available.  Carl Woodring and James Shapiro  the same experienced editorial team who brought students and lovers of literature The Columbia History of British Literature  now present a volume that resonates with contemporary significance  yet also takes into account the centuries-old poetic tradition that planted Great Britain centrally in the canon of Western Literature.  The Columbia Anthology pays tribute to the renowned works that any include--Chaucer  Spenser  Shakespeare  Milton  Blake  Eliot  Auden. But the book also resurrects the voices of excellent poets  particularly women--such as Queen Elizabeth I  Anne Ingram  and Christina Rossetti--who have been unjustifiably ignored until recently.  Contemporary British poetry is fully represented as well  with the work of Thom Gunn  Seamus Heaney  Liz Lochhead  and Paula Meehan bringing The Columbia Anthology up to the minute.  Unencumbered by extensive notes that divert attention from the spirit of verse  The Columbia Anthology of British Poetry allows readers to discover the poems for themselves. It is a collection poetry lovers will want on their shelves for years to come  to read and enjoy again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44958036459573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231101805","price":43.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231101806.jpg?v=1770361271","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-columbia-anthology-of-british-poetry","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}