A unifying theme of the collection is the way in which Harrison finds in classical literature fruitful matter for the articulation and dramatization of his longstanding preoccupations: language, class, access to art, and the causes and ...
Classical education
Poetry and Class
January 2020
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Book
Metre and memory
January 2019
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Conference paper
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New light on Tony Harrison
This chapter looks at Tony Harrison's self-appointed role as Bard and considers the significance of this in relation to Ancient and Classical Greek ideas about poetry and poets, particularly the public function of poetry and the relationship between poetry and memory.
mnemosyne, memory, bard, metre
Representations of Senescence in Tony Harrison’s Black Daisies for the Bride
May 2017
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Chapter
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Autumnal Faces: Old Age in British and Irish Dramatic Narratives
Satirical Stories: Estrangement and Social Critique
November 2016
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Chapter
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The Cambridge History of the English Short Story
Literary Criticism
Poetry and Class
December 2015
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Chapter
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The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry, 1945-2010
The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry, 1945–2010 brings together sixteen essays that explore the full diversity of British poetry since the Second World War, a period of significant achievement in which varied styles and approaches have flourished. As a comprehensive critical, literary-historical and scholarly guide, this Companion offers not only new readings of a wide range of poets but a detailed account of the contexts in which their verse was written and received. Focusing on famous and neglected names alike, from Dylan Thomas to John Agard, leading scholars provide readers with insight into the ongoing importance and profundity of post-war poetry.
Twentieth-Century, Poetry
The Poetry of Ted Hughes
August 2014
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Book
This Reader's Guide charts the reception history of Ted Hughes' poetry from his first to last published collection, culminating in posthumous tributes and assessments of his lifetime achievement. Sandie Byrne explores the criticism relating to key issues such as nature, myth, the Laureateship, and Hughes' relationship with Sylvia Plath.
Literary Criticism
Jane Austen’s Possessions and Dispossessions:
January 2014
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Book
Who owns, who buys, who gives, and who notices objects is always significant in Austen's writing, placing characters socially and characterizing them symbolically. Jane Austen's Possessions and Dispossessions looks at the significance of objects in Austen's major novels, fragments, and juvenilia.
The Unbearable Saki The Work of H. H. Munro
November 2007
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Book
A revaluation of the work of the popular Edwardian short story writer, novelist, journalist, blackest of black humorists, and master of the sting in the tale, Saki (H.H. Munro).
Literary Criticism
Jane Austen: Mansfield Park
December 2004
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Book
This Guide traces the response to Mansfield Park from the opinions of Jane Austen's contemporaries, through nineteenth-century reviews and twentieth-century critical analyses, to the diverse readings of the novel available to the twenty ...
Literary Criticism
The Poetry of Ted Hughes: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism
January 2000
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Book
The Poetry of Ted Hughes: A Reader's Guide to Essential Criticism
January 2000
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Book
H, V., & O The Poetry of Tony Harrison
July 1998
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Book
The letters H, v., and O are central to Harrison’s poetry.
Literary Criticism
Tony Harrison Loiner
January 1997
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Book
This book gives his work the serious critical attention it merits, with essays from a number of prominent contributors, including Richard Eyre and Melvyn Bragg, and aforeword by Grey Gowrie.