John Betjeman (Writers and their Work)
by Brown, Dennis
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- first
- Condition
- Fine, as new.
- ISBN 10
- 0746308957
- ISBN 13
- 9780746308950
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Plymouth: Northcote/British Council, 1999. 1st. p/b. Fine, as new.. C (216 x 135). Sir John Betjeman remains the most popular English poet of today. He has been termed a `national teddy bear', and some commentary has addressed his work in rather such terms. However, it is evident that most of his key themes - the spirit of place (or `place-myth'), mundane lives (`petit recits') or historical continuity (the `presence of the past') - have specific relevance to postmodern and, especially, environmental concerns. Dennis Brown's book assesses Betjeman's contribution in the light of this, emphasising its ironic self-reflexivity, its rendering of Englishness and a `soft' masculinity, and its ecumenical Christian tolerance. The popularity of Betjeman's lyrics, and his verse-autobiography Summoned by Bells, is considered as indicative of Britain's post-imperial self-revaluation. It is shown how the poet's technique offers an accessible alternative to more complex neo-modernist poetics. Overall, the book stresses Betjeman's contemporaneity, and his relevance to an era of `contingency, irony, and solidarity'.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133297
- Title
- John Betjeman (Writers and their Work)
- Author
- Brown, Dennis
- Format/Binding
- P/b
- Book Condition
- New Fine, as new.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0746308957
- ISBN 13
- 9780746308950
- Publisher
- Northcote/British Council
- Place of Publication
- Plymouth
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 77
- Size
- C (216 x 135)
- Keywords
- 1st, biography, literary criticism, Betjeman, poet laureate, Brown
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.16 g
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