Contemporary British poetry : essays in theory and criticism
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Contemporary British poetry : essays in theory and criticism
State University of New York Press, c1996
- : acid-free paper
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Devoted to close readings of poets and their contexts from various postmodern perspectives, this book offers a wide-ranging look at the work of feminists and "post feminist" poets, working class poets, and poets of diverse cultural backgrounds, as well as provocative re-readings of such well-established and influential figures as Donald Davie, Ted Hughes, Geoffrey Hill, and Craig Raine.
Contributors include many respected theorists and critics, such as Antony Easthope, C.L. Innes, John Matthias, Edward Larrissy, Linda Anderson, Eric Homberger, Alastair Niven, R.K. Meiners, and Cairns Craig, in addition to new writers working from new theoretical perspectives. Their approaches range from cultural theory to poststructuralism; each essayist addresses a general audience while engaging in debates of interest to postgraduates and specialists in the fields of twentieth-century poetry and cultural studies. The book's strength lies in its diversity at every level.
Table of Contents
- Preface Introduction Romana Huk 1 Donald Davie and the Failure of Englishness Antony Easthope 2 The Poetry of Roy Fisher John Matthias 3 Poets of A Various Art: J. H. Prynne, Veronica Forrest-Thomson, Andrew Crozier Edward Larrissy 4 Poetry and the Women's Movement in Postwar Britain Claire Buck 5 Ian Hamilton Finlay and Concrete Poetry Nicholas Zurbrugg 6 From Myth into History: The Later Poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes Paul Giles 7 Poetry of the Committed Individual: Jon Silkin, Tony Harrison, Geoffrey Hill, and the Poets of Postwar Leeds Romana Huk 8 "Upon the Slippery Place"
- or, In the Shit: Geoffrey Hill's Writing and the Failures of Postmodern Memory R. K. Meiners 9 "Look for the Doing Words": Carol Ann Duffy and Questions of Convention Linda Kinnahan 10 Postfeminist Poetry?: "one more word for balls" Vicki Bertram 11 Bass History Is A-Moving: Black Men's Poetry in Britain Alastair Niven 12 Accent and Identity: Women Poets of Many Parts C. L. Innes 13 From the Lost Ground: Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, and Contemporary Scottish Poetry Cairns Craig 14 Wales and the Cultural Politics of Identity: Gillian Clarke, Robert Minhinnick, and Jeremy Hooker Linden Peach Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments Index
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