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WITH THE GRAIN
ESSAYS ON THOMAS HARDY AND MODERN BRITISH POETRY |
| By: |
Donald Davie, Clive Wilmer (Editor), Clive Wilmer |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£19.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1857543947 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781857543940 |
| Publisher: |
CARCANET PRESS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
29 October, 1998 |
| Series: |
Lives & letters |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Description: |
Davie returns to Thomas Hardy and his legacy on British poetry in these essays which explore both his impact on poetry and the ways in which British writers have extended and eluded the potent ghost of his influence. |
| Synopsis: |
First published in 1973 as "Thomas Hardy and British Poetry", this book then represented a challenge to critical orthodoxy. It modified the image of Hardy the nostalgic countryman with that of Hardy the Victorian engineer of language. It also suggested that, far from being a minor poet, Hardy had been a major influence on British poetry in the period since high Modernism. Exploring the wide range of poets who may have learnt from Hardy, Davie associates its influence with a curtailing of ambitions which he states has afflicted modern poetry in Britain. This poetic "loss of nerve" leads Davie to the political malaise of England, its tensions and illusions. This edition contains Davie's study of Hardy, together with his later essays, and also works on modern British poetry and the condition of modern Britain. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Carcanet Press Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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