Poetry today
a critical guide to British poetry, 1960-1984
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Author
Contributions
- Thwaite, Anthony. - Contributor
- British Council. - Contributor
Publication
1985 - Longman in association with the British Council, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
36,500 words, Guess
Page Count
146 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivepoetrytodaycriti0000thwa
- ISBN-100582494192
- ISBN-139780582494190
- Goodreads4705556
- LibraryThing4461428
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- Library of Congress Control Number84017114
- OCLC Control Number11068906
- Better World Books9780582494190
- Open LibraryOL2854651M
Classifications
- DDC821/.91409
- LCCPR611 .T484 1985
- LCCPR601
Description
This is the most authoritative and up to date survey of contemporary British poetry. It is the third version of a successful survey that first appeared in 1973, and provides a succinct and accessible overview of British poets, movements and themes. The study begins with the poetry of Robert Graves and considers such influential figures as John Betjeman, W. H. Auden, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, but much of the book focuses on the work of poets who have come into prominence recently, including Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Armitage, Glyn Maxwell, Sean O'Brien, and the 1995 Nobel prize winner for literature Seamus Heaney. Anthony Thwaite has completely updated and expanded his earlier version.
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