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Title: Rudyard Kipling : Complete Verse by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 0-385-26089-X Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 27 December, 1988 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Kipling as he is
Comment: Well, Kipling rocks. "The white Man's burden" tells you all about development assistance - nothing changes;)
Rating: 5
Summary: A comprehensive collection
Comment: ... Collections of Kipling's poems have been published many times over the years, but many of them were not complete. This collection includes many not found elsewhere. Many of his poems are about the British Army or the British Empire, but there are also poems on other topics. Some of Kipling's poems are better known than others, e.g., "Gunga Din." A few have been set to music, e.g., "Mandalay" and "Gentlemen-Rankers." In some cases, particular lines are well known such as, "Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet (from "The Ballad of East and West") or "the Colonel's Lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under their skins" (from "The Ladies). Some of the poems were concerned with the poor treatment of British soldiers for whom Kipling was a champion, including "Shillin' a Day," "Back to the Army Again," "The Last of the Light Brigade," and "Tommy" ("I went into a public 'ouse to get a pint of beer, the publican 'e up an' sez, 'we serve no redcoats here' ").
Overall, it is a good, wide-ranging collection of poetry covering an extended time period. The collection is recommended for all age groups, although some poems might have to be explained to children. The poems were written at a different time in history, and readers should be aware that some of them may express prejudices and language of that period ("for she knifed me one night, 'cause I wished she was white, and I learned about women from 'er," from "The Ladies")
Rating: 5
Summary: Raw, Untarnished Kipling!
Comment: Much ado has been made lately about Kipling, mainly due to a resurgence of affection for poems like The White Man's Burden. Although this has been brought on by the war on terrorism, Kipling's work will brave the tests of time granting him immortality.
Some reviewers have criticized the organization of Complete Verse. The table of contents lists all 500 or so poems in alphabetical order, and the editor provides an index of first lines. What the reader does not get is a scholar's interpretation of Kipling's prose. Although sometimes I enjoy reading another's perspective on the author's intentions, why bias my own experience with the thoughts of another critic? Much better to walk the fields of verse on a virgin path, experiencing Kipling through my own mind.
A great compilation of poetry from a splendid author. Bravo!
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Title: Collected Stories by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 0679435921 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 18 October, 1994 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: War Stories and Poems by Rudyard Kipling, Andrew Rutherford ISBN: 0192836862 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: April, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Gunga Din and Other Favorite Poems by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 0486264718 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 July, 1990 List Price(USD): $1.50 |
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Title: The Long Recessional: The Imperial Life of Rudyard Kipling by David Gilmour ISBN: 0374187029 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Collected Poems of Robert Service by Robert W. Service ISBN: 0399150153 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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