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- catalog abstract "The work of British writers living abroad during World War II is the focus of this intriguing volume from Jonathan Bolton. Personal Landscapes: British Poets in Egypt during the Second World War takes its title from a verse periodical, Personal Landscape, which published the work of British poets who lived and wrote in Egypt in the 1940s. Bolton examines the poetry of such distinguished writers as Lawrence Durrell, Bernard Spencer, G.S. Fraser, and Keith Douglas, arguing that their work served as the central poetical achievement of the decade. In addition, Bolton goes on to explore the larger realm of the literature of exile, its uniqueness to the twentieth century, its connection to war poetry, and its presence in the work of these poets. Concluding with a look at the influence of these poets on the direction of British poetry after the war, Personal Landscapes is a glimpse into the world of some remarkable artists at a pivotal period in twentieth-century literature.".
- catalog contributor b10595708.
- catalog coverage "Egypt In literature.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.".
- catalog description "Prologue: Under Western Eyes: Orientalism, Hybridity, and the Case of the Personal Landscape Poets -- 1. Personal Landscape and British Poetry in the 1940s -- 2. "The Skull Beneath the Skin": The Truth about War -- 3. "Rituals of Endurance": Poetry and the Exile Background -- 4. "The Historian with His Spade": Landscape and Historical Continuity in the Poetry of Bernard Spencer -- 5. Durrell Rampant/Durrell Passant: The Landscape of the Heraldic Universe -- 6. "The Polarity of Personal Cities": Identity and the Neoclassical Landscape in the Poetry of G.S. Fraser -- 7. "Monuments and Metal Posies": Keith Douglas's Book of the Dead -- Postscript: Personal Landscape and British Poetry since the Second World War.".
- catalog description "The work of British writers living abroad during World War II is the focus of this intriguing volume from Jonathan Bolton. Personal Landscapes: British Poets in Egypt during the Second World War takes its title from a verse periodical, Personal Landscape, which published the work of British poets who lived and wrote in Egypt in the 1940s. Bolton examines the poetry of such distinguished writers as Lawrence Durrell, Bernard Spencer, G.S. Fraser, and Keith Douglas, arguing that their work served as the central poetical achievement of the decade. In addition, Bolton goes on to explore the larger realm of the literature of exile, its uniqueness to the twentieth century, its connection to war poetry, and its presence in the work of these poets. Concluding with a look at the influence of these poets on the direction of British poetry after the war, Personal Landscapes is a glimpse into the world of some remarkable artists at a pivotal period in twentieth-century literature.".
- catalog extent "xix, 187 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312173504".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Egypt In literature.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt".
- catalog subject "821/.91209358 21".
- catalog subject "British Egypt History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "English poetry 20th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English poetry Egyptian influences.".
- catalog subject "Landscapes in literature.".
- catalog subject "PR605.W66 B66 1997".
- catalog subject "Soldiers' writings, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "War poetry, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Egypt Literature and the war.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Prologue: Under Western Eyes: Orientalism, Hybridity, and the Case of the Personal Landscape Poets -- 1. Personal Landscape and British Poetry in the 1940s -- 2. "The Skull Beneath the Skin": The Truth about War -- 3. "Rituals of Endurance": Poetry and the Exile Background -- 4. "The Historian with His Spade": Landscape and Historical Continuity in the Poetry of Bernard Spencer -- 5. Durrell Rampant/Durrell Passant: The Landscape of the Heraldic Universe -- 6. "The Polarity of Personal Cities": Identity and the Neoclassical Landscape in the Poetry of G.S. Fraser -- 7. "Monuments and Metal Posies": Keith Douglas's Book of the Dead -- Postscript: Personal Landscape and British Poetry since the Second World War.".
- catalog title "Personal landscapes : British poets in Egypt during the Second World War / Jonathan Bolton.".
- catalog type "text".