{"product_id":"poetry-in-the-wars-9780906427996","title":"Poetry in the Wars","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdna Longley relates contemporary Northern Irish poetry and the poetry of modern warfare to the overall history of 20th century poetry, arguing that the most important poets have stuck quite deliberately to their armoury of difficult traditional forms, adapting and extending them in response to modern wars, conflicts, oppression and injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction        9 Edward Thomas and Robert Frost        22 'Worn New': Edward Thomas and English Tradition    47 Louis MacNeice: Autumn Journal        78 'Shit or Bust': The Importance of Keith Douglas        94 'Any-angled Light': Philip Larkin and Edward Thomas     113 'Inner Emigre' or 'Artful Voyeur' ? Seamus Heaney's North     140 The Singing Line: Form in Derek Mahon's Poetry        170 Poetry and Politics in Northern Ireland        185 'Varieties of Parable': Louis MacNeice and Paul Muldoon     211   Notes        244 Acknowledgements    259 Index   261","brand":"Bloodaxe Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768384684375,"sku":"9780906427996","price":14.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780906427996.jpg?v=1758717626","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/poetry-in-the-wars-9780906427996","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}