Contemporary British Poetry

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.>

List of contents

Introduction.- 1. Anthologies and Canon Formation.- 2. Approaches to Contemporary British Poetry.- 3. Postcolonialism.- 4. Gender, Sexuality and Class.- 5. Experiment and Language.- 6. New Environments.- Conclusion: Criticism Today.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.

About the author

David Wheatley

Product details

• Authors: David Wheatley
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.12.2014
• EAN: 9780230362529
• ISBN: 978-0-230-36252-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism; Readers' Guides to Essential C; Readers' Guides to Essential Criticism; Readers' Guides to Essential C
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; B, Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Poetry and Poetics, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets