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Richard Stokes
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Binding
Hardback
Number of Pages
976
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
This is a poetry and music anthology that gathers English verse brought to life through song. Spanning the fourteenth to the twentieth century and including Irish, Scottish, and Welsh voices, it reveals how poets and composers collaborated to shape enduring musical settings. The central theme is the dialogue between lyric and melody, inviting readers with an interest in literature, history, and music to explore how verse becomes song. The tone is informative, thoughtful, and inspiring.
Content is presented as a curated collection of poems paired with extensive notes and marginaliaโbiographical sketches, historical context, and commentary on how each lyric was set to music. The notes explore form, prosody, rhyme, and the evolving relationship between poetry and song, offering practical guidance for performance and scholarly study.
The reading experience invites close listening and thoughtful reading, bridging literature and music in a way that makes history feel alive and accessible to both casual readers and students of poetry and song.
After finishing, readers will have a deeper appreciation for how English verse becomes song, improved ability to read poetry with musical sensibility, and a richer sense of historical creativity. This collection invites ongoing listening, study, and performance, leaving a lasting impression of the enduring bond between words and music.
Product Details
Author
Richard Stokes
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
976
Language
English
SKU
9780141982540
ISBN
9780141982540
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
13x4.5x19.8cm
Binding
Hardback
MRP: โน 899
โน 855
โน 44 Off