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Poetry today : a critical guide to British poetry, 1960-1995

Title
Poetry today : a critical guide to British poetry, 1960-1995 / Anthony Thwaite.
Author
Thwaite, Anthony.
Publication
London ; New York : Longman in association with the British Council, 1996.

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Additional Authors
British Council.
Description
xiv, 181 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
This is the most authoritative and up to date survey of contemporary British poetry. It is the third version of a successful survey that first appeared in 1973, and provides a succinct and accessible overview of British poets, movements and themes. The study begins with the poetry of Robert Graves and considers such influential figures as John Betjeman, W.H. Auden, Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath, but much of the book focuses on the work of poets who have come into prominence recently, including Wendy Cope, Carol Ann Duffy, Simon Armitage, Glyn Maxwell, Sean O'Brien, and the 1995 Nobel prize winner for literature Seamus Heaney. Anthony Thwaite has completely updated and expanded his earlier version.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • English poetry > 20th century > History and criticism
  • 18.05 English literature
  • English poetry
  • Gedichten
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-177) and index.
ISBN
  • 0582215110
  • 9780582215115
LCCN
95021683
OCLC
  • ocm32665446
  • 32665446
  • SCSB-2107767
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library