dividing lines poetry class ideology di caesar adrian (9 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The author states that literary historians appear to see the development of poetry 1930-1960 as a series of actions and reactions, taking place with remarkable consistency decade by decade. In this model certain groups of poets are chosen as representative of a decade. In this way Auden and his supposed acolytes are said to represent the 1930s and the social and political interest of that decade. The poetry of the 1940s is then dismissed as an unfortunate reaction, both political and aesthetic, to Auden and the Audenesque, and is characterized by the words Neo or New Romanticism. The poets of the New Apocalypse movement are seen as indicative of this trend, as is the work of Dylan Thomas. Finally in the 1950s, Larkin and the Movement poets are seen in turn reacting against Neo-Romanticism, and their bete noir, Dylan Thomas: they vote labour, espouse reason and purity of diction. Itseemed that poets and editors in each decade, anxious to carve out a place and a career for themselves, had advertised themselves in these terms and succeeded, in so far as their not disinterested versions of what they were doing had been accepted and repeated by later literary historians. Furthermore, it seemed that this pattern of literary historical development entailed a willingness to ignore or distort much that was being written in each decade. Certain styles with their attendant aesthetic and political ideologies were being privileged at the expense of others that were not necessarily inferior. The author concludes that a process is at work which mythologises each decade, in the sense that Roland Barthes uses the word myth. Ideas, images and words are linked by habitual association and accrue significances not necessarily inherent in them, which can come to have the appearance of truth. It is in this way that it has become natural when thinking of poetry of the 1930s to think immediately of Auden firstly, and then of Day Lewis, Spender and MacNeice. In this book the author examines the matrix of ideas, words and images which constitute this myth of the 1930s. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 248 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The myth of the hungry decade -- The making of a literary-historical myth -- Auden and the Audenesque -- The Auden 'gang' : Day Lewis, Spender and MacNeice -- Geoffrey Grigson's New verse -- An Oxbridge clique? -- Twentieth century verse and the poetry of Julian Symons, Derek Savage and Ruthven Todd -- Contemporary poetry and prose, surrealism, and the poetry of Gascoyne, Barker and Thomas -- The left. Subjects; Geschichte 1930-1939. Geschichte 1930-1940. Geschichte 1930-1945. 1900-1999. English poetry 20th century History and criticism. Politics and literature Great Britain History 20th century. Literature and society Great Britain History 20th century. Political poetry, English History and criticism. Social classes in literature. English poetry. 1 Kg.

viii+248pp. 8vo. Original wrappers, light foxing and yellowing to upper edge. A very good copy.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 248 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The myth of the hungry decade -- The making of a literary-historical myth -- Auden and the Audenesque -- The Auden 'gang' : Day Lewis, Spender and MacNeice -- Geoffrey Grigson's New verse -- An Oxbridge clique? -- Twentieth century verse and the poetry of Julian Symons, Derek Savage and Ruthven Todd -- Contemporary poetry and prose, surrealism, and the poetry of Gascoyne, Barker and Thomas -- The left. Subjects; Geschichte 1930-1939. Geschichte 1930-1940. Geschichte 1930-1945. 1900-1999. English poetry 20th century History and criticism. Politics and literature Great Britain History 20th century. Literature and society Great Britain History 20th century. Political poetry, English History and criticism. Social classes in literature. English poetry. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition (British). Tight Firm Clean Copy. Grey Cloth Hard Cover With Very Slight Rubbing To Edges. Silver Gilt Titled Spine. Complete Jacket With No Visible Wear.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0719033756.

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0719033756.