Description

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

A Concise Companion to Postwar British and Irish Poetry

Product form

£40.23

Includes FREE delivery
Usually despatched within 12 days
Paperback / softback by Nigel Alderman , C. D. Blanton

2 in stock

Short Description:

This volume introduces students to the most important figures, movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry. An historical... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 31/01/2014
    ISBN13: 9781118646946, 978-1118646946
    ISBN10: 1118646940

    Number of Pages: 336

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    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

    Customer Reviews

    Be the first to write a review
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)
    0%
    (0)

    Recently viewed products

    © 2024 Book Curl,

      • American Express
      • Apple Pay
      • Diners Club
      • Discover
      • Google Pay
      • Maestro
      • Mastercard
      • PayPal
      • Shop Pay
      • Union Pay
      • Visa

      Login

      Forgot your password?

      Don't have an account yet?
      Create account