Reappraising key Anglo/American poets of the last 50 years in light of debates about the postmodern situation, this book offers insights into how their literary contribution gives cogent expression to both the socio-cultural possibilities and the global problems of our recent past, our apparent pres
The Poetry of Postmodernity: Anglo/American Encodings
โ Scribed by Dennis Brown (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 157
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-14
W. H. Audenโs โHermesโ....Pages 15-29
Allen Ginsbergโs โAmericaโ....Pages 30-44
Sylvia Plathโs โArielโ....Pages 45-58
John Berrymanโs โHenryโ....Pages 59-74
Ted Hughesโ โCrowโ....Pages 75-89
Geoffrey Hillโs โMerciaโ....Pages 90-104
John Ashberyโs โWaveโ....Pages 105-119
R. S. Thomasโs โAmenโ....Pages 120-133
Conclusion....Pages 134-141
Back Matter....Pages 142-146
โฆ Subjects
Poetry and Poetics; Cultural Studies; Twentieth-Century Literature
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