Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. The Poetry of Life 1
5. 2. Locating an Audience 17
6. 3. A Lyric Tum Within 37
7. 4. The Lyric Outward Bound 63
8. 5. Epic Form 95
9. 6. Dramatic Form - Tragedy 121
10. 7. Dramatic Form - Comedy 146
11. 8. The Lyrical Drama 169
12. 9. The Dramatic Lyric 197
13. 10. 'Last' Poems 235
14. Notes 259
15. Index 283