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The Oxford companion to modern poetry / first edition edited by Ian Hamilton.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Edition: Second edition / edited by Jeremy Noel-TodDescription: xx, 705 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199640256 (hbk.)
  • 0199640254 (hbk.)
Other title:
  • Modern poetry
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 821.9109 23
LOC classification:
  • PR601 .O9 2013
Contents:
Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition -- Selection of Anthologies -- Key to Contributors -- Companion to Modern Poetry -- Groups and Movements -- Lists of Prizes and Prizewinners -- General Web Links.
Summary: "The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the influential poets writing in English from 1910 to the present day. The A-Z entries explore the influences, inspirations, movements that have shaped the works and lives of these important authors. This major new edition has been expanded to include over 300 new entries covering a host of contemporary and international poets such as Don Paterson, John Kinsella, and Joy Harjo, in addition to updated entries on well-established figures such as T. S. Eliot and Carol Ann Duffy. This engaging and informative companion in a must-have for anyone with an interest in literature, and especially for poetry enthusiasts."--Book Jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Reference book Reference book NMC Library Reference PR601 .O9 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 33039001302958

"First edition published as The Oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry in English, in 1994"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction to the First Edition -- Selection of Anthologies -- Key to Contributors -- Companion to Modern Poetry -- Groups and Movements -- Lists of Prizes and Prizewinners -- General Web Links.

"The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry is an authoritative and accessible guide to the influential poets writing in English from 1910 to the present day. The A-Z entries explore the influences, inspirations, movements that have shaped the works and lives of these important authors. This major new edition has been expanded to include over 300 new entries covering a host of contemporary and international poets such as Don Paterson, John Kinsella, and Joy Harjo, in addition to updated entries on well-established figures such as T. S. Eliot and Carol Ann Duffy. This engaging and informative companion in a must-have for anyone with an interest in literature, and especially for poetry enthusiasts."--Book Jacket.

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