Modernist legacies
Subtitle: trends and faultlines in British poetry today
By: edited by Abigail Lang and David Nowell Smith
Series: Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781137512239
Subjects: Modernism (Literature); History and criticism; Influence; English poetry
Description: The first collection of essays dedicated to experimental practice in contemporary British poetry, Modernist Legacies provides an overview of the most notable trends in the past 50 years. Contributors discuss a wide range of poets including Caroline Bergvall and Barry MacSweeney, showing these poets' connections with their Modernist predecessors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.