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Combining detailed explorations of both mainstream and experimental poets with a clear historical and literary overview, Reading Postwar British and Irish Poetry offers readers at all levels an ideal guide to the rich body of poetic works published in Britain and Ireland over the last half-century.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii

1 Introduction: “Postwar,” “British,” “Irish,” and “Poetry” 1

2 A Brief Historical Survey 19

3 The Literary Landscape 41

4 Histories of Forms 86

5 Poetry of Place 131

6 History and Historiography 161

7 Varieties of the Long Poem 186

8 Subject To, Subject Of 226

9 Anthologies and Groups 276

10 Epilogue: Beyond “British,” “Irish,” and “Poetry” 296

References 312

Index 322

Reading Postwar British and Irish Poetry

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 03/01/2014
    ISBN13: 9780470657317, 978-0470657317
    ISBN10: 0470657316
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    Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literature: history and criticism

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Combining detailed explorations of both mainstream and experimental poets with a clear historical and literary overview, Reading Postwar British and Irish Poetry offers readers at all levels an ideal guide to the rich body of poetic works published in Britain and Ireland over the last half-century.

    Table of Contents
    Acknowledgments viii

    1 Introduction: “Postwar,” “British,” “Irish,” and “Poetry” 1

    2 A Brief Historical Survey 19

    3 The Literary Landscape 41

    4 Histories of Forms 86

    5 Poetry of Place 131

    6 History and Historiography 161

    7 Varieties of the Long Poem 186

    8 Subject To, Subject Of 226

    9 Anthologies and Groups 276

    10 Epilogue: Beyond “British,” “Irish,” and “Poetry” 296

    References 312

    Index 322

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