'This book provides an excellent introduction to English poetry but its most productive use will be as a catalyst for further reading.' Annotated Bibliography of English Studies '… should prove to be an excellent resource for students and researchers of English poetry and English literary history.' English 'This is a well constructed and well balanced volume …' Contemporary Review '… ... Read morethis is a volume to turn to for close and scholarly appreciations of poetic form.' The Year's Work in English Studies '… provides easily excerpted chapters ready for use by teachers of literary survey courses. Rather than specialized or tendentious readings, this book offers concrete observations … Its publication may be taken as an affirmation of the relevance of a diverse, complex, and rich tradition.' Choice 'Michael O'Neill's The Cambridge History of English Poetry contains nine chapters relevant to the Romantic period. Each of them is written with intelligence and insight. The collection, by leading scholars, gives an important overview of the state of the field.' The Year's Work in English Studies Show Less