Studies in Poetry

J.M. Beach has taught in the Center for Writing and Learning, the Department of English, and the Department of Philosophy at Oregon State University. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education from Oregon State University, and has served as Site Director and Site Leader of the STARS (United Way, Boys & Girls Club, and the City of Corvallis) After School Program.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 Introduction: The Western Poetic TraditionChapter 3 William BlakeChapter 4 George Gordon (Lord Byron)Chapter 5 Percy Bysshe ShelleyChapter 6 George Bernard ShawChapter 7 Henry David ThoreauChapter 8 Walt WhitmanChapter 9 Appendix: Variations on a Theme through Poetry: Visions, Visionaries, and the Human ConditionChapter 10 BibliographyChapter 11 Index