- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Classic; New edition edition (Jun 27 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140424318
- ISBN-13: 978-0140424317
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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#60,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #64 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Single Authors > British & Irish
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Book Description
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. Yet, his writing reveals a ferociously independent figure at times violently opposed to the dominant political and literary tendencies of his age. Arranged in chronological order, this diverse selection of his poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity and the growing sombreness of his poetic vision. Ranging from early, exhilarating celebrations of British expansion overseas, including "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din", to the dignified and inspirational "If" - and the later, deeply moving "Epitaphs of the War" - inspired by the death of Kipling's only son - it clearly illustrates the scope and originality of his work. It also offers a compelling insight into the Empire both at its peak and during its decline in the early years of the twentieth century.
About the Author
Rudyard Joseph Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865 but spent most of his childhood in England. He returned to India in 1881 as a journalist and also wrote stories, sketches and poems. His literary reputation was established with Plain Tales from the Hills (1888). Today he is best remembered for The Jungle Book and Kim. He was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1907. Before his retirement, Peter Keating was reader in English at Edinburgh. He is now a full-time writer.
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We are very slightly changed From the semi-apes who ranged India's prehistoric clay; He that drew the longest bow Ran his brother down, you know, As we run men down to-day. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
We are very slightly changed From the semi-apes who ranged India's prehistoric clay; He that drew the longest bow Ran his brother down, you know, As we run men down to-day. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"If" is included,
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This review is from: 20th Century Selected Poems (Paperback)
Perhaps the above reveiw was for a different book of Kipling's poems. There are no illustrations besides the cover art, and Kipling's famous "If" poem is thankfully included. The book is lightweight and small enough to fit in a purse or briefcase easily. The cover is pleasing and the margins inside are generous. In all, well laid out and good to have around.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Kiplings Poems...,
This review is from: 20th Century Selected Poems (Paperback)
I thought it was a poor selsction, without his most famous, "If" included. The illustrations were like those from a newspaper, and it's overall content was not great.
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3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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"If" is included,
By Elizabeth A. Meyer "Rocksand" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 20th Century Selected Poems (Paperback)
Perhaps the above reveiw was for a different book of Kipling's poems. There are no illustrations besides the cover art, and Kipling's famous "If" poem is thankfully included. The book is lightweight and small enough to fit in a purse or briefcase easily. The cover is pleasing and the margins inside are generous. In all, well laid out and good to have around.
1 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Kiplings Poems...,
By Sammy Muhlfelder - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 20th Century Selected Poems (Paperback)
I thought it was a poor selsction, without his most famous, "If" included. The illustrations were like those from a newspaper, and it's overall content was not great.
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