Poetry in Theory: An Anthology 1900-2000

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Poetry in Theory: An Anthology 1900-2000 brings together keycritical and theoretical texts from the twentieth century whichhave animated debates about modern poetry.
  • Helps readers to think critically about the nature of modernpoetry, and to engage with broader questions about aesthetics,language, culture and imagination.
  • Includes texts by poets, critics, theorists and philosophers,ranging from Ezra Pound to Jacques Derrida.
  • Texts in translation from French, German, Spanish, Italian andRussian are presented alongside the work of writers from Britain,Ireland, the United States, Africa, India and the Caribbean.
  • Each text is accompanied by a brief biographical and thematicintroduction.
  • A system of cross-referencing points up significant connectionsand disagreements between the texts.
  • Includes a thematic index and chronology.