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This edition of the poetry of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) includes all the poems contained in the Definitive Edition of 1940. In his lifetime, Kipling was widely regarded as the unofficial Poet Laureate, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907. His poetry is striking for its many rhythms and popular forms of speech, and Kipling was equally at home with dramatic monologues and extended ballads. He is often thought of as glorifying war, militarism, and the British Empire, but an attentive reading of the poems does not confirm that view. This edition reprints George Orwell's hard-hitting account of Kipling's poems, first published in 1942, and generally regarded as one of the most important contributions to critical discussion of Kipling.
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
No formatting for poetry so very limited,
By Eskrigger (Cumbria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Works of Rudyard Kipling (500+ works) (Kindle Edition)
While one can't argue with the sheer volume of work presented here there are some serious issues with the poetry.
My version seems to have no formatting - all the poetry runs together with no line breaks. I am familiar with most of the Kipling's poetry anyway so it retains some use and the prose remains readable. However, it is simply miserable reading poetry without the appropriate formatting. Anyone unfamiliar with the poetry would have no chance of working out the structure. So despite being a fan I have to give just a single star. I'm very happy to amend that if it turns out there is some problem with my download. It will still have some use to scholars as a reference but if you want a readable version this ain't it.
75 of 80 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Work ...... and Great Value,
By GeeJayBee (Cardiff) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Paperback)
The late 20th century's trite and unjust dismissal of much of Kipling's work on the absurd charge of being a facist, a racist and an admirer of imperialism, have kept many of the marvellous works on this collection out of the public domain. He certainly was neither of the first 2 and it is doubtful if he really was the third given the degree of criticism he rails at those who governed, especially in India.This subsequently damaged Kipling's reputation, his popularity and his acceptability in the modern PC world. OK "IF" was rather ludicrously voted as "The Nation's Favourite Poem", but that was largely because most people simply don't know of many if any other poems in general. The introduction to the book goes some way to providing a more balanced view of Kipling and shows these absurd charges to be nothing more than slurs. Many, I believe, make the mistake of interpreting the venacular language used by characters in the poems as representative of Kipling's own views and turn away from the brilliance of the verse. There is also an arrogant snobbery in some attitudes to the work. As with anyone with such a prodigious output (and there are not many), not all of the poems are of great stature, but most are highly readable, enjoyable, varied and there are some clearly great ones among them. SO much for so very little makes this a great buy.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ok, if you like reading typescript,
By A J Liddell (Gloucestershire, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Works of Rudyard Kipling (500+ works) (Kindle Edition)
I'm not going to be over-critical of this edition. It cost me a song, and no doubt some good people put in a lot of their own time and were well-pleased with the result, but it obviously dates from the early days of Kindle formatting, and it appears on my device as basically just a typescript version of the original works. As some other reviewers have pointed out, it is particularly difficult to read the poetry in such a format (or lack of it).
I recommend that you pay the extra few pennies - and that is literally what it costs: about the price of half a pint of beer - and seek out the Coyote Canyon 'Rudyard Kipling Collection' in the Kindle Store. Rudyard Kipling Collection (500+ Works) The Jungle Book, Kim, Just So Stories, Gunga Din, Mandalay, Indian Tales & more That edition is nicely formatted in the now-familiar Kindle style, and is infinitely more pleasurable to read than this prototype version.
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