The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Third Edition, Volume 1: Modern Poetry | 
 enlarge | Creators: Jahan Ramazani, Richard Ellmann, Robert O'clair
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 235228
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0393977919
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.008
EAN: 9780393977912
ASIN: 0393977919
Publication Date: March 2003
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Condition: 3rd ed. Cover well-worn w/ creases, rubbing. Binding tight; very sparse margin notes, underlining.
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A new revision of the classic anthology presents 195 poets and 1,596 poems representing the range of English language modern and contemporary poetry.
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 tremendous anthology April 12, 2008
In the past I've read less expensive anthologies, but the quality of the selections and the excellent introductions (especially the poetics section at the back) make it well worth the extra money. To double your pleasure, read the first volume in conjunction with an excellent free on-line course at Yale.edu.
 Boring January 18, 2008
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
I found only one poem in the whole collection to be enjoyable. The remainder of the collection is probably useful as a reference but I wouldn't recommend it to individual buyers.
Good survey reference December 13, 2007
I am a poet and I bought this for research and inspirational value. Its primary authors are also represented in the regular Norton Anthology of Poetry, but this is, as the name implies, a much more exhaustive representation of the past 150 years or so. It starts with Dickinson, Hardy, Whitman and Yeats, and moves on from there.
Selections are ample for deciding whether I'd like to read more, and it's pretty much a who's who of poetic style. Since I am by no means an expert on literature, I can't question individual selection much, but to tell you the truth, I have the regular Norton 4th Ed., and it has within its covers a good representation of the so-called "Modern" and "Contemporary" poets by itself. Overall, you should have more than just a passing fancy of poetry to warrant the expense of this book. Poetry takes a long time to read and digest, I've found, and this one could easily last you a lifetime.
 Great source for 20th century lit! September 22, 2007
I picked up these two books for an english class i'm taking as a grad student. I only needed the first volume, but the price of one volume at the local bookstore was more expensive than what amazon was offering for BOTH. Naturally, I decided to get both volumes and they're both great. They cover a wide range of poetry over the 20th century with both modern and post modern. As a grad student, I'll gladly be holding on to these books. Great purchase!
There are no better anthologies March 13, 2007
The title for this review says it all. The Norton Anthologies are the absolute quintessential books for any literature lover. They are worth every penny of the cost.
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