Cargando…
Englishness and Post-imperial Space : the Poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes.
Englishness and Post-imperial Space: The Poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes probes into the English mindset immediately after the British withdrawal from the colonies, and examines how the loss of power and global prestige affected contemporary poetry, particularly that of Philip Larkin and Ted...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2016.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Englishness and Post-imperial Space: The Poetry of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes probes into the English mindset immediately after the British withdrawal from the colonies, and examines how the loss of power and global prestige affected contemporary poetry, particularly that of Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes. Frustration and disillusionment, even anger, characterised the era and many of the literary works the period produced. Most writers became insular and were obsessed with the 'English' elements in their writing. The great, international and cosmopolitan themes (of Eliot, for instance) were re. |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 1443888346 9781443888349 |