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The figure of the shaman in contemporary British poetry / by Shamsad Mortuza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mortuza, Shamsad, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Shamanism in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This genealogical study focuses on the work of five contemporary British poets in order to locate them in a counter cultural tradition that is informed by strategic responses to 'state terrorism.' It identifies some historical moments of ruptures, such as the persecution of the Celtic druids by the Romans, the killing of the Welsh bards by Edward I, the appropriation of bardic materials by Romantic poets writing in a post-French Revolution era, and the beatnik response to a post-World War bip...
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE - AN UNASHAMED SHAMAN''S JOURNEY ; CHAPTER TWO - SHAMANS, BARDS AND PROPHETS; CHAPTER THREE - THE TECHNICIANS OF THE SACRED; CHAPTER FOUR - THE TECHNICIANS OF THE BODY; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-6594-X
- OCLC:
- 887508430
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