Power, plain English, and the rise of modern poetry

By Rosen, David

Subjects: Auden, w. h. (wystan hugh), 1907-1973, Nonfiction, Locke, john, 1632-1704, Wordsworth, william, 1770-1850, Literary Criticism, English poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, English language, style, Yeats, w. b. (william butler), 1865-1939, English poetry, history and criticism, 19th century, Eliot, t. s. (thomas stearns), 1888-1965

Description: In this engaging book David Rosen offers a radically new account of Modern poetry and revises our understanding of its relation to Romanticism.