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Twentieth-century war poetry / edited by Philippa Lyon.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Readers' guides to essential criticism
- Palgrave readers' guides to essential criticism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War poetry, English--History and criticism.
- War poetry, English.
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- War and literature--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- War and literature.
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Literature and the war.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain--Literature and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Soldiers' writings, English--History and criticism.
- Soldiers' writings, English.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 188 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
- Summary:
- This "Readers' Guide" examines the genesis and development of the important genre of war poetry in the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the role of the two world wars on the literary and cultural construction of a "war poetry" category. The Guide draws upon a range of key historical and contemporary critical responses, from poetic memoir and journalism to sophisticated academic criticism, to demonstrate the rich diversity of expectations and evaluations elicited by the developing genre.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-183) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1403939632
- 1403913161
- OCLC:
- 55510704
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