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The Lyric Poem

Formations and Transformations

Marion Thain editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th Nov '13

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A wide-ranging study of lyric poetry in English, from the early modern period to the present.

A wide-ranging study of lyric poetry in English, from the early modern period to the present, this book explores one of the most ancient and significant art forms in Western culture as it emerges in its various modern incarnations.As a study of lyric poetry, in English, from the early modern period to the present, this book explores one of the most ancient and significant art forms in Western culture as it emerges in its various modern incarnations. Combining a much-needed historicisation of the concept of lyric with an aesthetic and formal focus, this collaboration of period-specialists offers a new cross-historical approach. Through eleven chapters, spanning more than four centuries, the book provides readers with both a genealogical framework for the understanding of lyric poetry within any particular period, and a necessary context for more general discussion of the nature of genre.

'… a carefully crafted collection.' The Times Literary Supplement

ISBN: 9781107010840

Dimensions: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm

Weight: 540g

260 pages