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Cambridge Introductions to Literature: The Cambridge Introduction to British Poetry, 1945-2010
Eric Falci
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Description for Cambridge Introductions to Literature: The Cambridge Introduction to British Poetry, 1945-2010
hardcover. This book provides an overview of poetry from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland from the postwar period through to the twenty-first century. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
The Cambridge Introduction to British Poetry, 1945-2010 provides a broad overview of an important body of poetry from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland from the postwar period through to the twenty-first century. It offers a comprehensive view of the historical context surrounding the poetry and provides in-depth readings of many of the period's central poets. British poetry after 1945 has been given much less attention than both earlier British and American poetry, as well as postwar American poetry. There are very few single-author studies that present the entirety of the period's poetry. This book is unique for the comprehensive ... Read more
The Cambridge Introduction to British Poetry, 1945-2010 provides a broad overview of an important body of poetry from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland from the postwar period through to the twenty-first century. It offers a comprehensive view of the historical context surrounding the poetry and provides in-depth readings of many of the period's central poets. British poetry after 1945 has been given much less attention than both earlier British and American poetry, as well as postwar American poetry. There are very few single-author studies that present the entirety of the period's poetry. This book is unique for the comprehensive ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107029637
SKU
V9781107029637
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99-16
About Eric Falci
Eric Falci is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Continuity and Change in Irish Poetry, 1966-2010 (Cambridge, 2012). He has also published a number of essays on modern British and Irish poetry.
Reviews for Cambridge Introductions to Literature: The Cambridge Introduction to British Poetry, 1945-2010
'... a key strength of this account is in registering the connection between innovation and retrospection which is so important to many British poets. ... a worthwhile addition ... many of his analyses of both mainstream and experimental poems will serve as masterclasses for undergraduate students, as well as spurring academics to revisit and reread.' Samuel Rogers, The Cambridge Quarterly ... Read more