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BL
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661913
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dltt
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Thurston, Michael,1965-
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| Title & Author
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Reading postwar British and Irish poetry /\ Michael Thurston, Nigel Alderman
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| Series Statement
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Wiley Blackwell reading poetry ;; 2
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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9781118619865 (electronic bk.)
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: 1118619862 (electronic bk.)
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: 9781118619858 (electronic bk.)
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: 1118619854 (electronic bk.)
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9781118619810
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1118619811
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9780470657317 (hardback)
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| Notes
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Includes index
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| Contents
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Introduction: "Postwar," "British," "Irish," and "Poetry" -- A Brief Historical Survey -- The Literary Landscape -- Histories of Forms -- Poetry of Place -- History and Historiography -- Varieties of the Long Poem -- Subject To, Subject Of -- Anthologies and Groups -- Epilogue: Beyond "British," and "Irish," and "Poetry."
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| Abstract
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"Combining detailed explorations of both mainstream and experimental poets with a clear historical and literary overview, Reading Postwar British and Irish Poetry offers readers at all levels an ideal guide to the rich body of poetic works published in Britain and Ireland over the last half-century. Features detailed discussions of individual poems that are widely available in anthologies and selected poems volumes. Pays explicit attention to how to read the poems, focusing on language and form and the institutional conditions of literary possibility in which poets worked. Includes poets of all types and styles from throughout the post-war period, including canonical and mainstream poets alongside experimental poets, women, and poets of color" --
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"This essential guide helps readers gain a deeper comprehension of British and Irish poetry produced from 1945 to the present day"--
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English poetry-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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English poetry-- 21st century-- History and criticism.
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English poetry-- Irish authors-- History and criticism.
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Poetics.
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Poetry-- Explication.
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| Dewey Classification
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821/.91409
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| LC Classification
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PR603
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Alderman, Nigel
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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Wiley Online Library (Online service)
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