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…mehr
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.
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Poetry Today: The Place of the Anthology 2. Robert Graves and David Jones 3. John Betjeman and William Plomer 4. W.H. Auden Louis MacNeice C. Day Lewis Stephen Spender 5. George Barker David Gascoyne W.S. Graham Lawrence Durrell Norman Nicholson 6. Stevie Smith Geoffrey Grigson Roy Fuller R.S. Thomas Gavin Ewart Charles Causley 7. 'The Movement' and After 8. Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath 9. Geoffrey Hill 10. 'The Group' and After 11. Scotland and Wales 12. Ireland: North and South 13. 'Pop' and After 14. Tony Harrison Douglas Dunn James Fenton Wendy Cope 15. Vernon Scannell U.A. Fanthorpe P. J. Kavenagh Alaistair Elliot Andrew Motion Blake Morrison Sean O'Brien Peter Reading 16. John Fuller Hugo Williams Craig Raine Christopher Reid Kit Wright John Whitworth Peter Scupham John Mole George Szirtes 17. Some Women 18.'The New Generation' 19 'The Poetry Business' Select Bibliography Index
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Poetry Today: The Place of the Anthology 2. Robert Graves and David Jones 3. John Betjeman and William Plomer 4. W.H. Auden Louis MacNeice C. Day Lewis Stephen Spender 5. George Barker David Gascoyne W.S. Graham Lawrence Durrell Norman Nicholson 6. Stevie Smith Geoffrey Grigson Roy Fuller R.S. Thomas Gavin Ewart Charles Causley 7. 'The Movement' and After 8. Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath 9. Geoffrey Hill 10. 'The Group' and After 11. Scotland and Wales 12. Ireland: North and South 13. 'Pop' and After 14. Tony Harrison Douglas Dunn James Fenton Wendy Cope 15. Vernon Scannell U.A. Fanthorpe P. J. Kavenagh Alaistair Elliot Andrew Motion Blake Morrison Sean O'Brien Peter Reading 16. John Fuller Hugo Williams Craig Raine Christopher Reid Kit Wright John Whitworth Peter Scupham John Mole George Szirtes 17. Some Women 18.'The New Generation' 19 'The Poetry Business' Select Bibliography Index
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