An Introduction To 50 British Poets 1300-1900

An Introduction to 50 British Poets 1300–1900 (1979) by Michael Schmidt
Pan Literature Guides – as sold by Crappy Old Books

Step into six centuries of verse with this delightfully no-nonsense guide to the pillars (and the occasional poetic oddball) of British poetry. From Chaucer’s Canterbury tales to the brooding Romanticism of Byron, An Introduction to 50 British Poets 1300–1900 is Michael Schmidt’s brisk, brilliant survey of the voices that shaped English literature.

Whether you’re a weary student, a curious browser, or just someone who likes their literary insight served with a dash of 1970s academic flair, this Pan Literature Guide delivers the goods. Each poet is crisply profiled—context, themes, style, significance—with zero fluff and plenty of quotable gems.

Still bearing the smell of old paperbacks and the charm of typewriter-era scholarship, this copy from Crappy Old Books might have some foxing, a cracked spine, and an annotation or two—just the way we like it. A must-have for poetry nerds, nostalgic teachers, and anyone who thinks literature should be both enlightening and a little bit scruffy.

Near new condition except it has had a blow to the top right front as shown in image, but is otherwise like new.

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