The Golden Treasury

Of English Verse

Francis Turner Palgrave, Carol Ann Duffy, DBE

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Macmillan
30 October 2018

Poetry; Poetry anthologies; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800

Series: Macmillan Collector's Library

The Golden Treasury is one of the best loved anthologies of English poetry ever published. The book was meticulously compiled by poet and scholar, Francis Turner Palgrave, in collaboration with Alfred Tennyson, who was then poet laureate. It's arranged chronologically into four books which each celebrate a different era in the evolution of English poetry. All the greats are here from Shakespeare and Milton, Marvell and Pope, Wordsworth and Keats. First published in 1861 it became the standard anthology for over 100 years.

This Macmillan Collector's Library edition includes a foreword by poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, and is published to mark Macmillan's 175th anniversary.

By: Francis Turner Palgrave
Foreword by: Carol Ann Duffy DBE
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 158mm, Width: 101mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9781509888764
ISBN 10: 1509888764
Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 30 October 2018
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Section - i: Foreword by Carol Ann Duffy Section - ii: Dedication Section - iii: Preface Unit - 1: Book I: Elizabethan Unit - 2: Book II: 17th Century Unit - 3: Book III: 18th Century Unit - 4: Book IV: 19th Century Index - iiii: Index of Writers Index - v: Index of First Lines

Francis Turner Palgrave was born in 1824 and educated at Charterhouse and Oxford University. After ten years in the education department of the civil service, he was appointed Professor of poetry at Oxford University. He published three volumes of his own poetry but is best remembered for compiling The Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics which was first published in 1861. He died in 1897.