Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413030548 ISBN 13: 9781413030549

Publisher: Thomson / Wadsworth, 2007

Synopsis

There's no better way for you to learn about poetry and understand its elements than with PERRINE'S SOUND AND SENSE. Both a concise introduction to poetry and an anthology, this classic best-seller succinctly covers the basics of poetry with chapters on evaluating poetry, exemplary poetry selections that you'll enjoy reading, and exercises that help you understand each selection. Every poem included in this collection is not only a perfect illustration of the poetic concept at hand, but a remarkable work in its own right.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas R. Arp received a B.A. in English from the University of Michigan (1954) and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to Stanford University. In 1955-1956, he produced educational television for the University of Michigan. He received an M.A. in 1960 and a Ph.D. in 1962 -- both from Stanford. He taught at Bowdoin College, Princeton University, University of California at Berkeley, Hull University (England), and Southern Methodist University. Macmillan published his volume THE FORM OF POETRY in 1966, and he received a Fulbright lectureship at University of Bucharest (Romania) in 1969-1970. Arp joined Laurence Perrine in preparing revised editions of SOUND AND SENSE, STORY AND STRUCTURE, and LITERATURE: STRUCTURE, SOUND, AND SENSE beginning in 1982. He became sole author of the books in 1997 and was joined by Greg Johnson in 2002. Dr. Arp passed away in 2015.

Review:

"Obviously, I love this text--have loved it now for 30 years. . . . I would not take very much out of what is here--it teaches so very well."

"These are all fine poems, to be sure."

"[Chapter 2] is one of my favorite chapters in the book. I remember it helping me over fifteen years ago when I first started teaching poetry at Moorhead State University, and I still find it immensely helpful for my students. I wouldn't change much here."

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomson / Wadsworth
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1413030548
• ISBN 13: 9781413030549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 452
• Editor: Thomas R. Arp, Greg Johnson