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Modern English war poetry / Tim Kendall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kendall, Tim, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War poetry, English--History and criticism.
- War poetry, English.
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- English poetry--19th century--History and criticism.
- Physical Description:
- 276 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Modern English War Poetry ranges widely across the twentieth century, incorporating detailed discussions of some of the most important poets of the period. It emphasizes the influence of war and war poetry even on those poets usually considered in other contexts, such as Ted Hughes and Geoffrey Hill.
- Contents:
- Thomas Hardy's witness
- Rudyard Kipling's dress parade
- Wilfred Owen's concern
- In pursuit of spring : Edward Thomas and Charlotte Mew
- Ivor Gurney's memory
- W.H. Auden's journeys to war
- Sky-conscious : poetry of the Blitz
- The vision of Keith Douglas
- Self-elegy : Keith Douglas and Sidney Keyes
- Fighting back over the same ground : Ted Hughes and war
- Geoffrey Hill's debts
- The few to profit : poets against war.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-267) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786611164706
- 9780191534911
- 0191534919
- 9780199276769
- 0199276765
- 9781435607187
- 143560718X
- 9781281164704
- 1281164704
- OCLC:
- 609831694
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