The end of the poem
By: Paul Muldoon.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Oxford lectures; Oxford lectures (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780374148102
Subjects: Poetry, Modern -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Poetry, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Description: Contains the fifteen lectures delivered by Paul Muldoon during his tenure as Oxford Professor of Poetry, from 1999 to 2004. These lectures form a set of variations around the theme of 'the end of the poem'. Each lecture explores a different sense of an ending, and focuses on an individual poem, with examples drawn from twentieth century poets.