Poetry criticism is a subject central to the study of literature. However, it is laden with technical terms that, to the beginning student, can be both intimidating and confusing. Philip Hobsbaum provides a welcome remedy, illuminating terms ranging from the iambus to the bob-wheel stanza, and forms from the Spenserian sonnet to modern 'rap', with clarity and comprehensiveness. It is an essential guide through the terminology which will be invaluable reading for undergraduates new to the subject.

Philip Hobsbaum is Professor of English Literature at Glasgow University. He is author of the Routledge English Text edition of William Wordsworth: Selected Poetry and Prose.

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publisher Imprint: Routledge
• Publication Date: June 11, 1996
• Pages: 208
• ISBN13: 9780415087971
• Item Weight: 210 grams
• Original Price: 450.0 INR
• Edition: 1st
• Binding: Paperback