The new poetic : Yeats to Eliot / / C. K. Stead

• Autore: Stead C. K.
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005; ©2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.9
• Soggetto topico: English poetry - 20th century - History and criticism; American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism; Poetics - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword to the Revised Edition; 1 Introduction; 2 W. B. YEATS, 1895-1916; 3 1909-1916: POETS AND THEIR PUBLIC; 4 1909-1916: ""POETRY"" versus ""LIFE""; 5 THE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF POETRY; 6 ELIOT'S ""DARK EMBRYO""; 7 THE POETRY OF T. S. ELIOT; 8 Conclusión; Index; Acknowledgements
• Sommario/riassunto: A classic survey of modern English poetry from the new tradition established by Yeats in the 1890's through to Eliot, including a reassessment of the Georgians and the influence of Pound. 'A short but brilliant history. Essential to anyone interested in the development of modern poetry.' The Guardian. 'Reading T. S. Eliot and reading about T. S. Eliot were equally formative experiences for my generation. One of the books about him which greatly appealed to me when I first read it ... was The New Poetic by the New Zealand poet and critic, C. K. Stead... 'The Waste Land in Stead's reading is the
• Titolo autorizzato: New poetic
• ISBN: 1-283-20762-1; 9786613207623; 1-4411-8987-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789666403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Classic criticism series.