Contemporary British Poetry and the City

Author:   Peter Barry ,  Kim Latham ,  Kim Latham
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
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9780719055942


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 December 2000
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Peter Barry ,  Kim Latham ,  Kim Latham
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780719055942


ISBN 10:   0719055946
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 December 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

MAPPING 1. Introduction 2. ‘The roads to hell’ 3. Three urban tropes 4. Writing the inner city LOCAL SPECIFICS 5. ‘North of the word’ or ‘Why, this is Hull’ 6. ‘The hard lyric’: Re-registering Liverpool poetry 7. ‘Take off your shoes in Kings Cross’: Envisioning London 8. ‘Birmingham’s what I think with’: Roy Fisher’s cities 9. ‘I remember when all these fields were factories’ Bibliography -- .

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Barry's provocative study is a must-read because he combines penetrating critical and historical perspectives with great skill. -- Choice <br>


Barry's provocative study is a must-read because he combines penetrating critical and historical perspectives with great skill. -- Choice <br>


Barry's provocative study is a must-read because he combines penetrating critical and historical perspectives with great skill. -- Choice


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Peter Barry is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth

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