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020			_a0415171008
020			_a978041517107
082			_a821.9109 _bCHI/T
100			_aChilds, Peter
245	0	0	_aThe twentieth century in poetry: a critical survey
260			_aLondon _bRoutledge _c1999
300			_axi,234p.
500			_aIncludes index
520			_aThis text examines both English poetry through the events of the 20th century and British history through its representations in recent poetry. It builds a narrative not of poetry in the 20th century but of the 20th century in poetry. A high proportion of literature courses include an exploration of the issues of gender, ethnicity, theory, nationality, politics and social class. But until now most teaching has focused on the novel as the most useful way of raising these issues. Peter Childs 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: 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. Placing literature in a wider social context, this book examines the way in which recent theory has questioned divisions between history and literature, between text and event, between society and the individual.
650			_aEnglish poetry- 20th century- History and criticisms
650	0		_aLiterature and criticism- Great Britain
942			_cBK
999			_c1874 _d1874