
An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
R. P. Draper(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 19. April 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 320 pages
978-0-333-60670-4 (ISBN)
Description
This critical survey of modern poetry from Thomas Hardy to Seamus Heaney considers both the self-consciously revolutionary innovations of Modernism and more traditional developments, taking fully into account the extent to which 'English' can no longer be equated solely with England. Scots, Welsh and Irish poetry, and poetry from Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, are recognised as equally important aspects of the diversity that characterises modern poetry in English; and, in particular, the contributions of North American poets such as Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens and Robert Lowell receive the major emphasis that their achievement and extensive influence warrants and attention is given to important new perspectives in the work of women poets such as Adrienne Rich, Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Bishop.
Reviews / Votes
'This is an excellent introductory text offering a stimulating survey of some of the key poets and major movements of the 20c.' - Thomas Almond, University of WolverhamptonMore details
Edition
1999
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-60670-4 (9780333606704)
Schweitzer Classification
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04/1999
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Person
R.P. DRAPER is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen.
Content
Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Introduction.- Modernism: Pound, Eliot, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens.- An Alternative Tradition: Hardy, Frost, Kipling and Graves.- Private and Public: Yeats and Lowell.- Poetry of Two World Wars.- Auden and Co..- Women's Poetry.- Notes.- Further Reading.- Index.