A Concise Companion To Postwar British And Irish Poetry (Hardcover)

A Concise Companion to Postwar British and Irish Poetry

This volume introduces students to the most important figures,movements and trends in post-war British and Irish poetry. An historical overview and critical introduction to the poetrypublished in Britain and Ireland over the last half-centuryIntroduces students to figures including Philip Larkin, TedHughes, Seamus Heaney, and Andrew MotionTakes an integrative approach, emphasizing the complexnegotiations between the British and Irish poetic traditions, andpulling together competing tendencies and positionsWritten by critics from Britain, Ireland, and the UnitedStatesIncludes suggestions for further reading and a chronology,detailing the most important writers, volumes and events