Mark Van Doren on Great Poems of Western Literature

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"Mark Van Doren on Great poems of Western Literature: The ten great poems Mark Van Doren discusses cannot be encountered too many times, he says, nor by too many persons, but rediscovering these poems with Mr Van Doren can be especially rewarding, for few readers can fully appreciate verse with his poet's ear. In discussing such works as The Iliad, The Aeneid, Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy, Don Juan, he demonstrates the basic humanism of the great poets, how these poems relate to each other, and what it is that makes us recognize them as great. He asks; What is the poem about? How was it conceived? What does it mean to us? Mr. Van Doren's fresh approach to these ten masterpieces makes this an enlightening and important book."- Publisher