British Poetry from the 1950s to the 1990s

Politics and Art

• Author(s): Gary Day, Brian Docherty,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 284
• ISBN_10: 1349255661
  ISBN_13: 9781349255665
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Poetry , Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century , Language Arts & Disciplines / General , Literary Criticism / General ,

Description:... This collection looks at the developments in British poetry from the Movement until the present. The introduction not only provides a context for these changes but also argues that poetry criticism has been debilitated by the quest for political respectability, a trend which can only be reversed by reconsidering the idea of tradition. The essays themselves focus on general themes or individual authors. Written in a clear and informed manner, they provoke the reader into a fresh awareness of the nature of poetry and its relation to society.