British and Irish Poets: A Biographical Dictionary, 449-2006

by William Stewart

Overview

From John Abbot to Benjamin Zephaniah, this reference book contains information on 1,270 poets from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Writing over a 1500 year period, the featured poets are representative of the ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786495672
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	05/09/2014
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	503
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late William Stewart was a counselor and counseling tutor. A writer for more than 40 years, he published many counseling and self-help books as well as writing several biographical dictionaries for McFarland. He lived in England.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Foreword by Steven Barfield     
Preface     

THE POETS     

The Poets by Nation
(England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales)     
Timeline of British and Irish Poets     

Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

recommended”—Booklist; “a great reference tool...solid...recommended”—Library Journal; “recommended”—ARBA; “will certainly satisfy readers...for those in need of a ready reference...this is the book”—School Library Journal; “this handy reference work would be an appropriate acquisition for high school, academic and public libraries”—Catholic Library World; “covers the leading lights (and many of the lesser lights) of every genre of Irish and English poetry”—Reference & Research Book News.

From the Publisher

Gr 9 Up -Though it adds little, save for a dedicated focus, to other collections on English-language poets, this biographical dictionary will certainly satisfy readers in need of brief information on Robert Burns; Mary Howitt; Mina Loy; Henry Vaughan; Cormac, King of Cashel; and Eavan Boland, among other ancient and contemporary writers. The 1270 biographies are short (approximately 250 words or less), only leaving room for a concise life story and critical assessment. Each entry is followed by a limited list of sources, including Web sites. The volume includes a useful nationality index. There are no illustrations. For those in need of a ready reference on British and Irish poets from Saint Patrick to Jacob Polley, this is the book. However, libraries that already own Margaret Drabble's The Oxford Companion to English Literature (2006) or EBSCO's online Literary Reference Center have access to information on all the essential figures found in this volume, and more.-Herman Sutter, Saint Agnes Academy, Houston, TX

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School Library Journal

recommended

ARBA

a great reference tool...recommended

Library Journal

recommended

Booklist