The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English |
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| Editor:
| Hamilton, Ian |
| Series title: | Oxford Companions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-866147-4 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1994 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $223.64AUD $283.00 |
Book Description:
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This Oxford Companion is really an alphabetically-arranged history of modern poetry, as it has developed in the English-speaking world from the beginning of the century until the present. Edited and introduced by the distinguished British poet Ian Hamilton, it contains contributions by celebrated poet-critics. There are entries on some 1800 individual poets, and over 100 subject-entries, covering all the important magazines, movements, literary terms, and concepts. There is no other...
More DescriptionThis Oxford Companion is really an alphabetically-arranged history of modern poetry, as it has developed in the English-speaking world from the beginning of the century until the present. Edited and introduced by the distinguished British poet Ian Hamilton, it contains contributions by celebrated poet-critics. There are entries on some 1800 individual poets, and over 100 subject-entries, covering all the important magazines, movements, literary terms, and concepts. There is no other reference work of comparable range and depth, or with such lively, detailed, and at times opinionated writing.