<span>This book discusses contemporary British poetry in the context of metamodernism. The author argues that the concept of metamodernist poetry helps to recalibrate the opposition between mainstream and innovative poetry, and he investigates whether a new generation of British poets can be accurat
Contemporary British Poetry
โ Scribed by David Wheatley
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 205
- Series
- Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This Reader's Guide provides a timely critical overview that allows readers to orient themselves authoritatively in the rapidly-evolving field of contemporary British poetry. Focusing on key themes and issues, and a wide range of poets, the Guide captures the intersection between the historical and cultural contexts of critical debate today.
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