The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry in English by Ian Hamilton

The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry in English by Ian Hamilton

This guide to modern English poetry features entries on some 1500 contemporary poets, from W.H. Auden to Benjamin Zephaniah. A number of celebrated poets offer their own analyses of their colleagues' work, such as Tom Paulin on Ted Hughes, and Anne Stevenson on Sylvia Plath.

A collection which contains many excellent essays.. This volume serves a very good purpose. Stephen Spender, The Times It holds out endless delightful knowledge to all poetry readers. Valentine Cunningham, Observer

Ian Hamilton was the editor of The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English. He was a well-established literary critic and wrote extensively on poetry, including The Poetic Life of Matthew Arnold (1998), and Against Oblivion (2002). He was also a poet and essayist, and published many
works including Steps (1997) and The Trouble with Money (1998).

Jeremy Noel-Tod is lecturer in Literature and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He was previously Director of Studies at Selwyn College, Cambridge. His works on modern poetry and creative writing include articles on W. H. Auden and W. S. Graham. He also reviews poetry for the Times
Literary Supplement and the Daily Telegraph, and is the founder of Landfill, a poetry pamphlet press, and an Associate Editor of Eggbox Publishing.

Ian Hamilton was the editor of The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English. He was a well-established literary critic and wrote extensively on poetry, including The Poetic Life of Matthew Arnold (1998), and Against Oblivion (2002). He was also a poet and essayist, and published many
works including Steps (1997) and The Trouble with Money (1998).

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ISBN 13	9780192800428
ISBN 10	0192800426
Title	The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-century Poetry in English
Author	Ian Hamilton
Series	Oxford Quick Reference Ser
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1996-03-01
Number of pages	620
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