Contemporary British poetry : essays in theory and criticism /
Contemporary British poetry : essays in theory and criticism /
edited by James Acheson and Romana Huk.
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1996.
- 1 online resource (viii, 418 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Donald Davie and the failure of Englishness / The Poetry of Roy Fisher / Poets of A Various art: J.H. Prynne, Veronica Forrest-Thomson, Andrew Crozier / Poetry and the women's movement in postwar Britain / Ian Hamilton Finaly and concrete poetry / From myth into history: the later poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes / Poetry of the committed individual: Jon Silkin, Tony Harrison, Geoffrey Hill, and the poets of postwar Leeds / 'Upon the slippery place'; or, in the shit: Geoffrey Hill's writing and the failures of postmodern memory / 'Look for the doing words': Carol Ann Duffy and the questions of convention / Postfeminist poetry?: 'one more word for balls' / Bass history is a-moving: Black men's poetry in Britain / Accent and identity: women poets of many parts / From the lost ground: Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, and contemporary Scottish poetry / Wales and the cultural politics of identity: Gillian Clarke, Robert Minhinnick, and Jeremy Hooker / Antony Easthope -- John Matthias -- Edward Larrissy -- Claire Buck -- Nicholas Zurbrugg -- Paul Giles -- Romana Huk -- R.K. Meiners -- Linda Linnaham -- Vicki Bertram -- Alastair Niven -- C.L. Innes -- Cairns Craig -- Linden Peach.
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.
0585087210 (electronic bk.) 9780585087214 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
English poetry--History and criticism--Theory, etc.--20th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--20th century
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique--Théorie, etc.--20e siècle
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English poetry.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR611 / .C66 1996eb
821/.91409
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Donald Davie and the failure of Englishness / The Poetry of Roy Fisher / Poets of A Various art: J.H. Prynne, Veronica Forrest-Thomson, Andrew Crozier / Poetry and the women's movement in postwar Britain / Ian Hamilton Finaly and concrete poetry / From myth into history: the later poetry of Thom Gunn and Ted Hughes / Poetry of the committed individual: Jon Silkin, Tony Harrison, Geoffrey Hill, and the poets of postwar Leeds / 'Upon the slippery place'; or, in the shit: Geoffrey Hill's writing and the failures of postmodern memory / 'Look for the doing words': Carol Ann Duffy and the questions of convention / Postfeminist poetry?: 'one more word for balls' / Bass history is a-moving: Black men's poetry in Britain / Accent and identity: women poets of many parts / From the lost ground: Liz Lochhead, Douglas Dunn, and contemporary Scottish poetry / Wales and the cultural politics of identity: Gillian Clarke, Robert Minhinnick, and Jeremy Hooker / Antony Easthope -- John Matthias -- Edward Larrissy -- Claire Buck -- Nicholas Zurbrugg -- Paul Giles -- Romana Huk -- R.K. Meiners -- Linda Linnaham -- Vicki Bertram -- Alastair Niven -- C.L. Innes -- Cairns Craig -- Linden Peach.
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.
0585087210 (electronic bk.) 9780585087214 (electronic bk.)
1900-1999
English poetry--History and criticism--Theory, etc.--20th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--20th century
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique--Théorie, etc.--20e siècle
Poésie anglaise--Histoire et critique.--20e siècle
POETRY--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
English poetry.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PR611 / .C66 1996eb
821/.91409