Reading postwar British and Irish poetry /

• Main Author: Thurston, Michael, 1965-
• Other Authors: Alderman, Nigel
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex [U.K.] ; Hoboken [New Jersey] : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
• Series: Reading poetry.
• Subjects: 1900-2099; English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.; English poetry > 21st century > History and criticism.; English poetry > Irish authors > History and criticism.; Poetics.; Poetry > Explication.; LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.; English poetry.; English poetry > Irish authors.; Electronic books.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.

"This essential guide helps readers gain a deeper comprehension of British and Irish poetry produced from 1945 to the present day"--

Table of Contents:

• 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."