| The Twentieth Century in Poetry Contributor(s): Childs, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415171008 ISBN-13: 9780415171007 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: "The Twentieth Century in Poetry" examines Britain's poetry through the events of the twentieth century, as well as British history through its representation in poetry. Peter Childs demonstrates that all poetry is historically produced and consumed and is part of our understanding of society and identity. Accessible and informative, his work covers the Georgians, First World War poetry, Eliot, Yeats, the thirties, post-war poetry, contemporary anthologies, women's poetry, and Northern Irish and black British poets and places literature in a wider social context. This book is a fascinating examination of the way in which recent thinking has questioned divisions between 'history' and literature, between 'text' and 'event', between society and the individual. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.910 |
| LCCN: 98-07836 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.54" W x 8.68" (0.92 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until now, most teaching has focused on the novel as the most useful way of raising issues of gender, ethnicity, theory, nationality, politics and social class. In The Twentieth Century in Poetry Peter Childs places literature in a wider social context and demonstrates that all poetry is historically produced and consumed and is part of our understanding of society and identity. This student-friendly critical survey includes chapters on: |