The Oxford companion to modern poetry / first edition edited by Ian Hamilton ; second edition edited by Jeremy Noel-Tod.
"Over 1,700 A-Z biographies written by over 250 contributors including Seamus Heaney and Anne Stevenson. 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."--Book Jacket.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780199640256 (hbk.)
- ISBN: 0199640254
- Physical Description: xx, 705 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Second edition / edited by Jeremy Noel-Tod.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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General Note: | "First Edition published as The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English in 1994"--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
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The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry
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The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry
This impressive volume provides over 1,500 thoroughly revised and updated entries on modern poets active from 1910 to the present day. An extensive guide to the lives of influential poets writing in English, in Britain and around the world, this companion helps to illuminate the influences, inspirations, and movements that have shaped the lives and works of our best-loved poets.First published in 1994 as the Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Poetry in English and compiled by a team of 230 experts, including famous poets such as Blake Morrison and Andrew Motion, this edition also includes new biographical entries on more contemporary poets such as Don Paterson, Anne Carson, John Kinsella, and Leslie Marmon Silko. It also contains insightful entries by well-known peers, such as Seamus Heaney on Robert Lowell and Anne Stevenson on Sylvia Plath. The A-Z biographies are complemented by new appendices including coverage of poetry events and movements and lists of anthologies and important poetry prizes and prize-winners. In addition, many entries include details of in-depth supplementary material available online on the dedicated companion website. This superb reference work is the ideal companion for students of English Literature, Language, and Creative Writing, as well as for anyone with an interest in modern poetry.