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020 _a9781118646946
082 0 0 _a821.91409
_bCON
245 0 2 _aA concise companion to postwar British and Irish poetry
260 _aMalden, MA
_bWiley-Blackwell
_c2009
300 _axxviii,298p.
490 1 _aBlackwell Concise Companions to Literature and Culture
520 _aThis 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.
650 0 _aEnglish poetry
650 0 _aEnglish poetry--Irish authors
700 1 _aAlderman, Nigel, ed.
700 1 _aBlanton, C. D., ed.
942 _cBK
999 _c45050
_d45050