Which Flowers to Choose? Robert Graves and the Dilemmas of Anthologising

Gregory Leadbetter (Corresponding / Lead Author)

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    Abstract

    This essay investigates examples of how Robert Graves’s poetry has been popularly anthologised, within a broader examination of the history and idea of the poetry anthology. It draws out key issues involved in the anthology as a form, considers the role that anthologies play both in the ongoing reception of a poet’s work and the cultural life of poetry at large, and proposes principles on which the practice of anthologising may be freshly conceived and developed.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalThe Robert Graves Review
    Volume2
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished (VoR) - 31 Aug 2025

    Keywords

    • poetry anthologies, editing, authorial reputation, curation, taste, creative-critical relation

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