A concise companion to postwar British and Irish poetry

Contributor(s): Alderman, Nigel, ed | Blanton, C. D., edMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell 2009Description: xxviii,298pISBN: 9781118646946Subject(s): English poetry | English poetry--Irish authorsDDC classification: 821.91409 Summary: 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. Includes suggestions for further reading and a chronology, detailing the most important writers, volumes and events.
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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.
Includes suggestions for further reading and a chronology, detailing the most important writers, volumes and events.

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