Three Contemporary Poets: Thom Gunn, Ted Hughes and R.S. Thomas

This Casebook adopts a critical perspective towards the aims and achievements of three leading British poets of the post-1950 period. Incorporating a retrospective survey of the critical responses to each poet during the last thirty years or so it enables the reader to achieve a sharper understanding of their poetic art and relevance to the literary culture of today.

Sommario

General Editor's Preface.- Introduction.- PART 1: THOM GUNN.- Gunn on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- PART 2: TED HUGHES.- Hughes on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- PART 3: R. S. THOMAS.- Thomas on Himself and Poetry.- Critical Studies.- Select Bibliography.- Notes on Contributors.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: A. E. Dyson (Editore), A.E. Dyson (Editore), A E Dyson (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780333319437
• ISBN: 978-0-333-31943-7
• Pagine: 287
• Dimensioni: 142 mm x 21 mm x 215 mm
• Peso: 379 g
• Serie: Casebooks series; Casebooks
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie