Kyra Piperides

Modern and Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry

Cultural Identities, Political Crises

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Produktbeschreibung

Delving into the landscapes and politics of 20th and 21st century Yorkshire, Modern and Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry asks: what is Yorkshire poetry? In other words, what is it that connects poems by Larkin, Hughes, Armitage and Mort, whilst setting them apart from poetry of other UK regions?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 449g
• ISBN-13: 9781032063409
• ISBN-10: 1032063408
• Artikelnr.: 67680328

Autorenporträt

Kyra Piperides is a researcher of place and politics in modern and contemporary poetry. Kyra studied at the University of Hull, where she gained her bachelor's and master's degrees, then at the University of York for her PhD. She is a trustee of the Philip Larkin Society and editor of the journal About Larkin. Kyra has a PGCE and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; she has taught at the University of York, the University of Huddersfield, and various schools and sixth-form colleges in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Kyra is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Credits Page
Introduction
Chapter 1: Places, People, and Narrative Perspectives in Philip Larkin's
East Yorkshire
Chapter 2: Place and Identity in Modern and Contemporary Poetry from East
Yorkshire
Chapter 3: Cultural Histories and Personal Identities in Ted Hughes's West
Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 4: Personal, Political and Place-Based Identities in Modern and
Contemporary South Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 5: (Re)Defining Place-Based Identities in Simon Armitage's Writing
from and of West Yorkshire
Chapter 6: Identities, Stereotypes and Legacies of Place in Modern and
Contemporary West Yorkshire Poetry
Chapter 7: Identity and the Politics of Brexit in Matt Abbott's West
Yorkshire
Conclusions
Index