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Author James, Stephen, 1968- author.

Title Shades of Authority : the Poetry of Lowell, Hill and Heaney / Stephen James.

Publication Info. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 266 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Liverpool English Texts and Studies ; 50
Liverpool English texts and studies ; 50.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Summary What is the relationship between poetry and power? Should poetry be considered a mode of authority or an impotent medium? And why is it that the modern poets most commonly regarded as authoritative are precisely those whose works wrestle with a sense of artistic inadequacy? Such questions lie at the heart of this study, prompting fresh insights into three of the most significant poets of recent decades: Robert Lowell, Geoffrey Hill and Seamus Heaney. Through attentive close reading and the tracing of dominant motifs in each writers works, James shows how their responsiveness to matters of pol.
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Contents Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Notes on Citations; Introduction; Essays on Robert Lowell; Essays on Geoffrey Hill; Essays on Seamus Heaney; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Subject Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977.
Criticism and interpretation.
Hill, Geoffrey -- Criticism and interpretation.
Hill, Geoffrey.
Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Heaney, Seamus, 1939-2013.
Lowell, Robert (Schriftsteller, 1917-1977)
Hill, Geoffrey (Schriftsteller)
Heaney, Seamus.
Authority in literature.
Authority in literature.
English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
English poetry.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American poetry.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Other Form: Print version: James, Stephen, 1968- Shades of authority. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2007 9781846311178 (OCoLC)182662814
ISBN 9781846314049 (electronic book)
1846314046 (electronic book)
9781846311178
1846311179