Figure of the Animal in Modern and Contemporary Poetry

AvMichael Malay

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Through a series of close readings, and by paying close attention to issues of sound, rhythm, simile, metaphor, and image, it explores how poetry cultivates a special openness towards animal others. The thinking behind this book is inspired by J.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-22
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:351 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030099794

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Michael Malay is Lecturer in English Literature and Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol, UK.

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“Malay’s use of metaphor and simile is often a subtle and intelligent response to the challenge of maintaining loyalty to poetics, of not reducing it to ‘two-mindedness’, or worse. These scrupulous close readings sit alongside a wide range of references—from Henry David Thoreau to Max Weber—that draw them into a wider debate.” (Danny O’Connor, The Review of English Studies, May 29, 2019)

Innehållsförteckning

1 Why Look at Animals?: Poetry and the Difficulty of Reality.-2 The Homely and the Wild in Marianne Moore and Elizabeth Bishop.-3 Rhythmic Contact: Ted Hughes and Animal Life.-4 Presence and the Mystery of Embodiment: Les Murray’s Translations from the Natural World.-5 Poetry’s Electric Being Works Cited Index