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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781227503321

Autore

Williams Nerys

Titolo

Contemporary Poetry [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-13321-0

9786613133212

0-7486-4603-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Collana

Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature

Disciplina

821.9209

Soggetti

Lyric poetry -- History and criticism

Poetry -- History and criticism

Poetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; Chapter 1 Lyric Subjects; Chapter 2 Politics and Poetics; Chapter 3 Performance and the Poem; Chapter 4 Environment and Space; Chapter 5 Dialects, Idiolects and Multilingual Poetries; Conclusion; Student Resources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Discussing the work of more than 60 poets from the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, Nerys Williams guides students through the key ideas and movements in the study of poetry today.