{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-twentieth-century-english-poetry-hardback-9780521870818","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century English Poetry (Hardback) 9780521870818","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century English Poetry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn overview of the great achievements of modern poets in Britain in the twentieth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNeil Corcoran (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521870818, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.576 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is an accessible and wide-ranging compilation of information and critical comment.'  Reference Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe last century was characterised by an extraordinary flowering of the art of poetry in Britain. These specially commissioned essays by some of the most highly regarded poetry critics offer a stimulating and reliable overview of English poetry of the twentieth century. The opening section on contexts will both orientate readers relatively new to the field and provide provocative syntheses for those already familiar with it.  Following the terms introduced by this section, individual chapters cover many ways of looking at the 'modern', the 'modernist' and the 'postmodern'. The core of the volume is made up of extensive discussions of individual poets, from W. B. Yeats and W. H. Auden to contemporary poets such as Simon Armitage and Carol Ann Duffy. In its coverage of the development, themes and contexts of modern poetry, this Companion is the most useful guide available for students, lecturers and readers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Contexts: 1.  Victorian to modern Timothy Webb\u003cbr\u003e 2. Modernist poetic form Daniel Albright\u003cbr\u003e 3. Postmodern poetry in Britain Redell Olsen\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Moderns: 4. Fateful forms: A. E. Housman, Charlotte Mew, Thomas Hardy and Edward Thomas Peter Howarth\u003cbr\u003e 5. D. H. Lawrence's place in modern poetry Sandra Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wilfred Owen and the poetry of war Neil Corcoran\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Modernists: 7. The 1930s poetry of W. H. Auden Michael O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e 8. Keith Douglas and the poetry of the Second World War Adam Piette\u003cbr\u003e 9. Languages of modernism: William Empson, Dylan Thomas, W. S. Graham Edward Larrissy\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Later Modernities: 10. Philip Larkin: a late modern poet Stephen Regan\u003cbr\u003e 11. R. S. Thomas and modern Welsh poetry M. Wynn Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 12. Gender, feminism, poetry: Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath, Jo Shapcott Linda Anderson\u003cbr\u003e 13. Varieties of poetic sequence: Ted Hughes and Geoffrey Hill Kevin Hart\u003cbr\u003e 14. Black British poetry and the translocal Jahan Ramazani\u003cbr\u003e 15. Poetry and class: Tony Harrison, Peter Reading, Ken Smith, Sean O'Brien Neil Roberts\u003cbr\u003e 16. A Scottish Renaissance: Edwin Morgan, Douglas Dunn, Liz Lochhead, Robert Crawford, Don Paterson, Kathleen Jamie Fiona Stafford\u003cbr\u003e 17. Lyric adaptations: James Fenton, Craig Raine, Christopher Reid, Simon Armitage, Carol Ann Duffy John Redmond.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: from c 1900 -\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20from%20c%201900%20-%20%5BDSBH%5D%22\"\u003eDSBH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004968685848,"sku":"9780521870818","price":96.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521870818i_41e5320b-b365-4b40-906b-f9542f74e4b5.jpg?v=1691358666","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-twentieth-century-english-poetry-hardback-9780521870818","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}