Description
The Oxford Book of English Verse is a compilation of English poetry from the Middle Ages to the present. It is compiled by Christopher Ricks and includes translations of poems.
Christopher Ricks's 'Oxford Book of English Verse' -- third in succession, after Arthur Quiller-Couch's original volume (1900) and Helen Gardner's new selection (1972) -- is a treasury from more than seven centuries of the poet's art. Poems that are also translations are included.