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Christopher Ricks

    Christopher Ricks is a British literary critic and scholar, known for his championship of Victorian poetry and his enthusiasm for the lyrics of Bob Dylan. His reviews are trenchant, attacking those he deems pretentious, while warmly praising those he finds humane or humorous. His critical intelligence and eloquent prose are unparalleled, making him the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding.

    Signet Classic: Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained
    Beckett's Dying Words
    Keats and Embarrassment
    Along Heroic Lines
    Essays in Appreciation
    The Oxford Book of English Verse