War poetry: an introductory reader (Record no. 2109)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0415095700 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 821.91080358 |
| Item number | WAR |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | War poetry: an introductory reader |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London |
| Name of publisher | Routledge |
| Year of publication | 1995 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xi,287p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | War Poetry is a major new anthology of poetry combined with substantial introductory material.<br/>Demonstrating the full range and diversity of the writing which came out of both world wars, War Poetry includes selections from established and lesser-known poets. Among them are:<br/>* Wilfred Owen<br/>* HD<br/>* Isaac Rosenberg<br/>* Ivor Gurney<br/>* Alun Lewis<br/>* Hamish Henderson<br/>* Sorley Maclean<br/>* David Jones<br/>* Herbert Read<br/>The anthology also includes prose extracts from, among others:<br/>* Virginia Woolf<br/>* Bertrand Russell<br/>* Robert Graves<br/>* Edgell Rickword<br/>* Stephen Spender<br/>Featherstone's seven introductory chapters are invaluable for students and lovers of the genre, challenging the dominance of the English officer poets in the canon and providing exciting new ways of reading the poems.<br/>War Poetry is the first collection to provide such a wide range of material and such a clear and thorough guidance to the poems. It offers a new perspective on both poetry as a genre and the place of war poetry in contemporary culture. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | War poetry- England |
| 650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English poetry- History and criticism |
| 650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | War and literature |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Featherstone, Simon, Ed. |
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| Koha item type | BK |
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| Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 23/05/2014 | 12.99 | 821.91080358 WAR | 05234 | BK |