A Way with Words IV

Understanding Poetry

De: Prof. Michael D. C. Drout

Narrado por: Prof. Michael Drout

In A Way with Words I, II, and III, Professor Michael D.C. Drout increased listeners' understanding of the way literature works, of the rhetoric that in many ways defines people's lives, and of the intricacies of grammar, all while maintaining a lively tone that conveys the professor's infectious enthusiasm for the subject.

In part IV of this fascinating series, Professor Drout submerses listeners in poetry's past, present, and future. Addressing such poetic luminaries as Milton,Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats, these lectures explain in simple terms what poetry is while following its development through the centuries.

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2008 Michael D.C. Drout (P)2008 Recorded Books, LLC

A phenomenal start to an appreciation for poetry.

Before this series I knew nothing about poetry at all. This was a fantastic voyage.

I love Professor Drout!

I will be listening to this one several times. Listening to an hour or two a day is best in my opinion. It contains so much information its a lot to take in at once but It is so well done I can't speak highly enough of it.

Brilliant, even if you're new to poetry

Professor Drout takes you through poetry in such a way that your appreciation for it takes on new heights.
Cape Town
South Africa

Excellent work

This is an excellent book. Professor Drout is an excellent writer, as well as reader of his lucid writing. I only wish he would follow up with another one of modern and contemporary work.Jane Simon, drsimonsays.blogspot.com.

informative but hard to finish and understand

I have enjoyed every single book from Prof. Drout. This book in particular integrates the history of poetry starting from the Anglo-Saxon until the 21st century with its' respective icons. I really enjoy listening his interpretation of poetry. However, this is undeniably a difficult read.