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When, in 1948, Tony Harrison entered Leeds Grammar School as a scholarship boy, he found himself, as Richard Hoggart saw, “at the friction point of two cultures”. His schooling introduced him to the “classics”; but it also deprived him of a clear identification with the place where he grew up. His work reflects and explores this tension; and it may be seen, in some ways, as a form of “identity construction.”

The book examines key texts such as v. and the School of Eloquence sequence, where this “construction” takes different forms—oscillating between identity as a state, or a process; as continuity, or change; or as the outcome of conformity, or revolt.

This second edition has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on Harrison’s Elegies.



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identity studies – Tony Harrison – British poetry, elegy, contemporary poetry – memory studies – nostalgia studies – working-class culture

Constructing Identity in the Poetry of Tony

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      Publisher: Peter Lang AG
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/07/2021
      ISBN13: 9783631837450, 978-3631837450
      ISBN10: 3631837453

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      When, in 1948, Tony Harrison entered Leeds Grammar School as a scholarship boy, he found himself, as Richard Hoggart saw, “at the friction point of two cultures”. His schooling introduced him to the “classics”; but it also deprived him of a clear identification with the place where he grew up. His work reflects and explores this tension; and it may be seen, in some ways, as a form of “identity construction.”

      The book examines key texts such as v. and the School of Eloquence sequence, where this “construction” takes different forms—oscillating between identity as a state, or a process; as continuity, or change; or as the outcome of conformity, or revolt.

      This second edition has been extensively revised and includes a new chapter on Harrison’s Elegies.



      Table of Contents

      identity studies – Tony Harrison – British poetry, elegy, contemporary poetry – memory studies – nostalgia studies – working-class culture

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