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"Agenda"
William . Ed(S): Cookson
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Description for "Agenda"
Paperback. "Agenda" was established in 1959 by William Cookson in response to a suggestion by Ezra Pound. This anthology is divided into antecedents, modern poetry, criticism, memoirs and polemics. Editor(s): Cookson, William. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCQ; DNF; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 134. Weight in Grams: 564.
"Agenda" was established in 1959 by William Cookson in response to a suggestion by Ezra Pound. Cookson combines a committment to contemporary work with special issues reappraising some of the crucial figures in Modernism: Pound, MacDiarmid and David Jones. He has kept an eye on the classics, and on the Moderns in languages other than English - notably Cocteau, Mandelshtham and Ungaretti. For Cookson, the legacy of Modernism is vital; he sees it as not having been displaced by reaction or the postmodern but remaining a challenge in the present. Among the poets included in "Agenda" are Geoffrey Hill, Donald ... Read more
"Agenda" was established in 1959 by William Cookson in response to a suggestion by Ezra Pound. Cookson combines a committment to contemporary work with special issues reappraising some of the crucial figures in Modernism: Pound, MacDiarmid and David Jones. He has kept an eye on the classics, and on the Moderns in languages other than English - notably Cocteau, Mandelshtham and Ungaretti. For Cookson, the legacy of Modernism is vital; he sees it as not having been displaced by reaction or the postmodern but remaining a challenge in the present. Among the poets included in "Agenda" are Geoffrey Hill, Donald ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Carcanet P. United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857543025
SKU
V9781857543025
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99-11
Reviews for "Agenda"
'The briefest look at the index of poets represented here will testify to the work done by Agenda since it appeared in 1959.' Times Literary Supplement