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Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) | 
 enlarge | Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 25897
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 928
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 2.1
ISBN: 1853264059
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9781853264054
ASIN: 1853264059
Publication Date: January 27, 1994
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A truly great Briton March 21, 2007
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
It is unfortunate that Kipling is erroneously derided as a Fascist, racist and imperialist. His verse is often viewed in the context of our own time, rather than the period in which it was written, and his language is measured against modern standards of political correctness. As a result Kipling is seen to be jingoistic, a relic of the Empire, and of no relevance.
This is obfuscatory. An intelligent reading of Kipling's work will reveal that he was a prodigious writer of great scope, a critic of the Empire, and a great documenter of his time. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the late-Victorian and early 20th century periods.
Great Work ...... and Great Value December 3, 2004
42 out of 44 found this review helpful
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.
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