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The Poetry of Thom Gunn - A Critical Study (Paperback)
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The Poetry of Thom Gunn - A Critical Study (Paperback)
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Throughout most of his work, Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn served
as a mouthpiece for his time, illustrating the social, cultural,
and historical transformations that have characterized western
civilization from World War II until today. Striking images of the
Holocaust and the tragedies of World War II emerge in some of
Gunn's poems about soldiers (""Innocence,"" ""Claus Von
Stauffenberg,"" ""Misanthropos,"" etc.) Likewise, metaphors for the
social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s can be found in
""Moly"" and ""Jack's Straw Castle."" Characterized by rigorous
intellectual honesty and sincerity, Gunn's poetry constitutes a
unique artistic experience in that it seeks to mediate between
several opposite poles: old Europe against contemporary America;
traditional metre against free verse; and the language of the
present against the lessons of the great writers of the
past.Starting with theoretical premises drawn from philosophy,
anthropology, and sociology, this work examines Thom Gunn's entire
poetic career. In Gunn's early poetry, the author argues, the
predominant theme is the desire for freedom from the painful prison
of the intellect and from the masks that the individual feels
compelled to wear even in his sexual relationships. In Gunn's later
poetry, the author notes a gradual opening to human relationships
and to Nature, which is also Gunn's vindication and reevaluation of
his own nature and the liberation of his long repressed and hidden
homosexuality.
General
| Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2009 |
| First published: |
September 2008 |
| Authors: |
Stefania Michelucci
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| Editors: |
Jill Franks
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| Dimensions: |
226 x 150 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
222 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-3687-3 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
0-7864-3687-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780786436873 |
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