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Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature Ser.: Contemporary Poetry by Nerys Williams (2011, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherEdinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
ISBN-100748638849
ISBN-139780748638840
eBay Product ID (ePID)99533738
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameContemporary Poetry
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPoetry
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
AuthorNerys Williams
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
SeriesEdinburgh Critical Guides to Literature Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length5.6 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal821.9209
Table Of ContentIntroduction; 1. Lyric Subjects; 2. Politics and Poetics; 3. Performance and the Poem; 4. Environment and Space; 5. Dialects, Idiolects and Multilingual Poetries; Conclusion; Student Resources; Index.
SynopsisDiscussing the work of more than 60 poets from the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, Nerys Williams guides students through the key ideas and movements in the study of poetry today., Discussing the work of more than 60 poets from the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, from Sujata Bhatt to M. Philip NourbeSe and from John Ashbery to Eliot Weinberger, Nerys Williams guides students through the key ideas and movements in the study of poetry today. With reference to original manifestos and web-based experiments, as well as the role of information culture in shaping and distributing poetry globally this book engages with the full vitality of the contemporary poetry scene.Key Features* Wide topic range - from performance to politics, from lyric expression to ecopoetics and from multilingual poetries to electronic writing - enables provocative thematic links to be made * Discussion of global Englishes, dialects and idiolects aimed at those studying poetry on postcolonial literature and contemporary poetics courses* Contemporary relevance: relates poetry to reporting on global conflict, including the impact of the Iraq War* Student resources include a chronology, web resources, a glossary, questions for discussion and a guide to further reading, Discussing the work of more than 60 poets from the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean, from Sujata Bhatt to M. Philip NourbeSe and from John Ashbery to Eliot Weinberger, Nerys Williams guides students through the key ideas and movements in the study of poetry today. With reference to original manifestos and web-based experiments, as well as the role of information culture in shaping and distributing poetry globally this book engages with the full vitality of the contemporary poetry scene.
LC Classification NumberPR612
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