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Contraflow : lines of Englishness, 1922-2022 / selected by John Greening and Kevin Gardner ; foreword by Ian McMillan.
Van Pelt Library PR1195.E52 C66 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMillan, Ian, 1956- author of foreword.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, English--Poetry.
- National characteristics, English.
- English poetry--20th century.
- English poetry.
- English poetry--21st century.
- Genre:
- poetry.
- Poetry
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 343 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London, United Kingdom : Renard Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Poets have grappled with the vexed question of what constitutes Englishness since time immemorial, and the poetry of the past century has seen perhaps some of the biggest evolutions in national identity. Contraflow takes a completely new approach to the subject of Englishness, and in this stimulating and entertaining anthology two poetic currents flow against each other, so that different decades merge, well-known stanzas brushing shoulders with more neglected verse. What emerges is an extraordinary mosaic of poetic responses to English history, culture and landscape - satirical, visionary, lyrical, comic, political, meditative - yet one which offers a recognisable picture of a land both united and divided through a hundred years. A Guardian and Sunday Times poetry book of the year"--Publisher's description.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781804470374
- 1804470376
- OCLC:
- 1388649518
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