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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

      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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