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The Music of Time
Poetry in the Twentieth Century
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A major new account of poetry in the twentieth century.
A major new account of poetry in the twentieth century
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Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point, we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at the typewriter, ready to distil the essence of the moment, from the muddy wastes of the Western front to the vast reckoning that came with the end of empire.
This is the first and only history of twentieth-century poetry by the acclaimed poet, author, and academic John Burnside. Bringing together poets from times and places as diverse as Tsarist Russia, 1960s America, and Ireland at the height of the Troubles, The Music of Time reveals how poets engaged with and shaped the most important issues of their timesβand were in their turn affected by their context and dialogue with each other. This is a major work of scholarship that on every page bears witness to the transformative beauty and power of poetry.
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John Burnside's The Music of Time has been praised for its beautiful and moving exploration of poetry's power, with reviewers highlighting the author's deftness in describing the material world and his lyrical prose. The book is noted for its personal nature, with Burnside offering a compelling defence of poetry's capacity to provide understanding beyond words and science. Critics appreciate its blend of intellectual rigour and engaging prose, marking it as a generous and thought-provoking work.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781781255629
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 362g
Pages: 528
About the Author
John Burnside is a poet, novelist and Professor of English at the University of St Andrews. He has published 14 books of poetry, and has won the Geoffrey Faber Prize, the Whitbread Poetry Prize, the Petrarca Preis and, most recently, the Forward and T.S. Eliot Prizes for his poetry. He has also published eight novels and a memoir. John became a full-time writer in 1994, after working in computer systems analysis for a decade.
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