“The Rules of Poetry” is a brand new collection of classic essays on the subject of poetics written by various seminal poets, including D. H. Lawrence, H. P. Lovecraft, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others. Offering expert insights into the theory of poetry by some of the field's most famous contributors, this volume is not to be missed by avid readers and writers of poetry alike. Contents include: “An Essay of Dramatic Poesy, by John Dryden”, “An Essay on Criticism, by Alexander Pope”, “On Poetry in General, by William Hazlitt”, “The Four Ages of Poetry, by Thomas Love Peacock”, “A Defence of Poetry, by Percy Bysshe Shelley”, “The Poet, by Ralph Waldo Emerson”, “A Dialogue, by Margaret Fuller”, “The Philosophy Of Composition, by Edgar A. Poe”, “The Study of Poetry, by Matthew Arnold”, etc. Read & Co. Great Essays is publishing this brand new collection of classic essays now for a new generation of readers and writers.
