A Concise Companion to Postwar British and Irish Poetry

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• ISBN: 9781118646946
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.02.2014
• Größe: 229 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Wiley
• Herausgegeben von: Nigel Alderman, C D Blanton