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Englishness and post-imperial space : the poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes / by Milton Sarkar.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sarkar, Milton, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Larkin, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.
- Larkin, Philip.
- Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998--Criticism and interpretation.
- Hughes, Ted.
- English poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- National characteristics, English, in literature.
- England--In literature.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (182 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- Englishness and Post-imperial Space: The Poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes probes into the English mindset immediately after the British withdrawal from the colonies, and examines how the loss of power and global prestige affected contemporary poetry, particularly that of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes. Frustration and disillusionment, even anger, characterised the era and many of the literary works the period produced. Most writers became insular and were obsessed with the 'English' elements in their writing. The great, international and cosmopolitan themes (of Eliot, for instance) were re
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 20, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-8834-6
- OCLC:
- 938788304
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