20th Century in Poetry

Hulse, Michael (editor); Rae, Simon (editor)

ISBN 10: 1605983640 / ISBN 13: 9781605983646

Edité par Pegasus Books, 2012

A propos de cet article

First Edition with a complete numberline. A Near Fine copy with minimal shelfwear in a Near Fine dust jacket, internally clean and free of markings. 860 pp.

N° de réf. du vendeur 644689

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: 20th Century in Poetry
• Éditeur: Pegasus Books
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1605983640
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781605983646
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Poetry

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This ground-breaking anthology presents in chronological order over 400 poems written in the twentieth century. The authors, both published poets themselves, give an overview of each period of history, while notes to the poems place each one in its historical context and trace the century's poetic development. Concise biographies for each poet complete the anthology.

By organizing the poems in chronological order, readers will see poets in a new light. Here A.E. Houseman, for example, rubs shoulders with T.S. Eliot, showing that traditional forms can hold their own against the modernist orthodoxy. Here are poets rescued from oblivion, such as the suffragette who wrote a compelling poem about her mistreatment in Holloway Prison in 1912 or the medical offer who went into Belsen with the British troops producing an eye-witness poem of lasting power. All the major events of the twentieth century are reflected in the choice of poems within these pages.

This richly rewarding collection makes invaluable reading for poetry lovers all over the world.