Modernist Legacies: Trends and Faultlines in British Poetry Today

ISBN-13: 9781137512239 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 263 str.

Abigail Lang; David Nowell Smith

Opis

Modernist Legacies provides a comprehensive critical overview of some of the most significant currents in contemporary British poetry. The essays chart a series of currents in British poetry that take off from the modernism of the early twentieth century and remain committed to linguistic innovation, formal experimentation, a deep engagement with media and materiality, and an obligation to grasp contemporary society and to probe the place of poetry within it. Many of the essays focus on the significance of the American context for the way the modernist legacy is transmitted. As well as studies of established poets such as Barry MacSweeney, Wendy Mulford, Denise Riley, and Tom Raworth, the collection includes critical essays on younger poets such as Caroline Bergvall, Sean Bonney, Jeff Hilson, and Keston Sutherland.

Recenzje

"This collection on contemporary British poetry focuses on modernism's legacy and experimentation. ... Enriched by a helpful list of 99 poets and an extensive bibliography, this collection introduces US readers to contemporary British poets otherwise known only in avant poetry circles. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals general readers." (B. Wallenstein, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)

O autorze

Vincent Broqua, University of Paris VIII-Vincennes-Saint Denis, France Allen Fisher, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Sara Greaves, Aix-Marseille Université, France Robert Hampson, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Romana Huk, University of Notre Dame, USA Xavier Kalck, Paris-Sorbonne University, France Peter Middleton, University of Southampton, UK Drew Milne, University of Cambridge, UK Will Montgomery, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Simon Perril, De Montfort University, UK Luke Roberts, Independent Scholar, UK Lacy Rumsey, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France Samuel Solomon, University of Sussex, UK