Rhymes Reason – A Guide to English Verse 2e (Paper) - Softcover

"Discussions of prosody usually make for yawns and heavy eyelids, but John Hollander's book, now usefully augmented, is a sparkling performance. He defines and illustrates the forms and means of English verse in such a way as to teach us, also, the spirit of play which animates even the gravest poem." -- Richard Wilbur

"Marvelously comprehensive, clarifying and useful ... also a delight to read."

John Reardon, Los Angeles Times Book Review -- John Reardon, Los Angeles Times Book Review

"The most useful guide of its kind in years. It is at once comprehensive, lucid, concise, and fun." -- G. E. Murray, Chicago Sun-Times

A pre-eminent American poet, John Hollander has written over sixteen volumes of poetry. He has also published several works of literary criticism and has edited numerous anthologies, including the Oxford Anthology of English Literature. His many honours include the Bollingen Prize, the Levinson Prize, and a MacArthur Fellowship. Rhyme's Reason won the Mina P. Suaughnessy Award from the Modern Language Association when it was first published. John Hollander is currently Sterling Professor of English at Yale University.