Poetry: The Ultimate Guide

by Richard Bradford

Overview

A comprehensive guide to English poetry, combining definitions, historical context and critical approaches

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403994615
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/21/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

RICHARD BRADFORD is Professor of Literary History and Theory at the University of Ulster, UK. His publications include The Novel Now, acclaimed biographies such as First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin and The Life of a Long Distance Writer: The Authorised Biography of Alan Sillitoe, and introductory student textbooks Introducing Literary Studies and Stylistics (New Critical Idiom).
RICHARD BRADFORD is Professor of Literary History and Theory at the University of Ulster, UK. His publications include The Novel Now, acclaimed biographies such as First Boredom, Then Fear: The Life of Philip Larkin and The Life of a Long Distance Writer: The Authorised Biography of Alan Sillitoe, and introductory student textbooks Introducing Literary Studies and Stylistics (New Critical Idiom).

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART 1: WHAT IS POETRY?
The Basics
A Definition of Poetry: The Double Pattern
PART 2: HISTORY: THE RENAISSANCE TO POSTMODERNISM
The Renaissance
The Restoration and 18th Century
Romanticism
Victorian Poetry
Modernism and After
PART 3: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTS
New Criticism
Formalism and Structuralism
The Role of the Reader and Poststructuralism
New Historicism and Cultural Materialism
Psychoanalysis
Deconstruction
Gender
Nation, Race and Place
Evaluation
Epilogue: Why Do We Write and Read Poetry?
Bibliography.

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From the Publisher

'Bradford has produced a superb, accessible introduction to an impressively sweeping range of poetic techniques and historical contexts. Impressive, useful and affordable, this book will be a boon for any newcomer who wishes to grapple with the daunting challenge of interpreting historical and contemporary poetry - it will work as great revision for experienced readers too.' - Kevin De Ornellas, Ulster University, UK