What are the means available to poetry to address crisis and how can both poets and critics meet the conflicts and challenges they face? This collection of essays addresses poetic and critical responses to the various crises encountered by contemporary writers and our society, from the Holocaust to the ecological crisis.
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CONTRIBUTORS: A. Karhio, S. Crosson, C. Armstrong
EAN: 9780230247246
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 475 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2010-11-24
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GENRE: HISTORY / Social History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: poetry and poets
'Focusing on poetry from Britain, Ireland and the USA, Crisis and Contemporary Poetry dissects and discusses a number of controversial issues within poetry...It does this in a totally refreshing and inviting manner, which, by the book's end, enables one to feel both entriched and enlightened.' - David Marx Book Reviews
MARY KATE AZCUY Assistant Professor, Monmouth University, USAGUINN BATTEN Associate Professor of English, Washington University, USASCOTT BREWSTER Director of English, University of Salford, UKLUCY COLLINS Lecturer in English Literature, University College Dublin, Republic of IrelandBRENDAN CORCORAN Associate Professor of English, Indiana State University, USARUBEN MOI Assistant Professor and Research Fellow in English and Comparative Literature, University of Tromsø, NorwayEVA MUELLER-ZETTELMANN Associate Professor of English Literature and Cultural Theory, Vienna University, AustriaDEIRDRE OSBORNE Senior Lecturer in Drama, Goldsmiths University of London, UKSTEPHEN REGAN Professor of English, University of Durham, UKJOHN SEARS Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Manchester Metropolitan University, UKJANNE STIGEN DRANGSHOLT Associate Professor at the Department of Culture and Language Studies, University of Stavanger, Norway
