John Betjeman: Collected Poems: With an Index of First Lines - Brossura

Betjeman, John, Sir

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ISBN 10: 0719536324 ISBN 13: 9780719536328

Casa editrice: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 1989

Riassunto

The poetic work of John Betjeman is known both for its range and its mastery of form. Released for the first time in paperback, this selection of his poetry has sold more than two million copies and was awarded the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize.

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John Betjeman was born in London on 28 August 1906. He was educated at Marlborough and Magdalen College, Oxford. In 1931 his first book of poems, 'Mount Zion', was published by an old Oxford friend, Edward James. His second book was 'Ghastly Good Taste', a commentary on architecture, published in 1934. He was knighted in 1969 and was appointed Poet Laureate in 1972. John Betjeman died on 19 May 1984 at his home in Trebetherick, Cornwall and was buried at the nearby church of St Enodoc

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• Editore: John Murray Pubs Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0719536324
• ISBN 13: 9780719536328
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464