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The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century British and Irish Women's Poetry

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century British and Irish Women's Poetry
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Jane Dowson
SeriesCambridge Companions to Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 157
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780521197854
ClassificationsDewey:821.912099287
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 4 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 17 March 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This Companion provides new ways of reading a wide range of influential women's poetry. Leading international scholars offer insights on a century of writers, drawing out the special function of poetry and the poets' use of language, whether it is concerned with the relationship between verbal and visual art, experimental poetics, war, landscape, history, cultural identity or 'confessional' lyrics. Collectively, the chapters cover well established and less familiar poets, from Edith Sitwell and Mina Loy, through Stevie Smith, Sylvia Plath and Elizabeth Jennings to Anne Stevenson, Eavan Boland and Jo Shapcott. They also include poets at the forefront of poetry trends, such as Liz Lochhead, Jackie Kay, Patience Agbabi, Caroline Bergvall, Medbh McGuckian and Carol Ann Duffy. With a chronology and guide to further reading, this book is aimed at students and poetry enthusiasts wanting to deepen their knowledge of some of the finest modern poets.

Author Biography

Jane Dowson is Reader in Twentieth-Century Literature at De Montfort University.

Reviews

'This is an immensely rich collection in terms of the range of poets discussed, thematic focus and critical perspectives. The authors are equally alert to history and politics, on the one hand, and questions of form, style and aesthetics, on the other. In so doing, the collection reveals both the distinctiveness of individual poetic voices and a variety of fascinating dialogues and inter-connections between poets.' Mary Eagleton, Leeds Metropolitan University 'Highly recommended.' The Times Higher Education Supplement