This series contains in-depth analytical reference guides to major writers of world literature. The series has an accessible style and format that allow readers to zero in on precise characteristics of a poet's work. The Critical Survey of Poetry presents 698 poets in 697 essays. Each essay includes full birth and death data and is broken down into principal poetry, other literary forms, achievements, biography, and analysis. Essays also include several sections on discrete poems or poetry collections, other major works, and bibliography."
Critical Survey of Poetry: Essays. Index
Contains 196 poet profiles.
Critical Survey of Poetry: Foreign Language Series
A comprehensive resource offers essays on more than eight hundred historical and present-day poets, including technical analyses of specific works and discussion of literary movements throughout history.
Contains 398 poet profiles.
This biographical collection details the lives and works of poets active in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Critical Survey of Poetry: Supplement
From Whitman to Sandburg in American Poetry: A Critical Survey