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- A wideranging and readable introductory text
Discusses the work of poets from around the world
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About this book
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.
About the author
R.P. DRAPER is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Authors: R. P. Draper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27433-8
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: R. P. Draper 1999
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 320
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Poetry and Poetics