| A Concise Companion to Postwar British and Irish Poetry Contributor(s): Alderman, Nigel (Editor), Blanton, C. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1405129247 ISBN-13: 9781405129244 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $118.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: This volume introduces students to the most important figures, movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry. An historical overview and critical introduction to the poetry published in Britain and Ireland over the last half-century Introduces students to figures including Philip Larkin, Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, and Andrew Motion Takes an integrative approach, emphasizing the complex negotiations between the British and Irish poetic traditions, and pulling together competing tendencies and positions Written by critics from Britain, Ireland, and the United States Organised around the most important historical and formal intersections of the last 50 years Includes suggestions for further reading and a chronology, detailing the most important writers, volumes and events |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 821.914 |
| LCCN: 2008033218 |
| Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.40 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume introduces students to the most important figures, movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry.
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