Living in History: Poetry in Britain, 1945-1979

by Luke Roberts

Challenging received ideas about the British Poetry Revival, Luke Roberts presents a new account of experimental poetry and literary activism. Drawing on a wide range of contexts and traditions, Living in History begins by examining the legacies of empire and exile in the work of Kamau Brathwaite, J. H. Prynne, and poets associated with the Communist Party and the African National Congress. It then focuses on the work of Linton Kwesi Johnson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399519859
• ISBN13: 9781399519854
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"