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100 1 _aPhelps, William Lyon,
_d1865-1943
245 1 4 _aThe Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century
246 1 _aThe Advance of English Poetry in the 20th Century
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2005-04-01
505 0 _aSome contrasts: Henley, Thompson, Hardy, Kipling -- Phillips, Watson, Noyes, Housman -- John Masefield -- Gibson and Hodgson -- Brooke, Flecker, De La Mare, and others -- The Irish poets -- American veterans and forerunners -- Vachel Lindsay and Robert Frost -- Amy Lowell, Anna Branch, Edgar Lee Masters, Louis Untermeyer -- Sara Teasdale, Alan Seeger, and others -- A group of Yale poets.
508 _aTiffany Vergon, Cam Venezuela and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century" by William Lyon Phelps is a scholarly analysis of English poetry that reflects on its evolution during the early 20th century, likely written in the late 1910s. The book delves into the contemporary poetic landscape, illustrating the impacts of the Great War on poetry's production and reception, and discusses various prominent poets and their contributions, highlighting a collective advance in English literature despite perceived deficiencies compared to prior eras. The opening of this work establishes a foundation for understanding the emotional and artistic shifts occurring in English poetry during the period. Phelps highlights the effect of war and societal change on poets, noting the emergence of new voices alongside established figures like Thomas Hardy and Rudyard Kipling. He explores contrasts between different poetic styles and philosophies, referencing poets such as William Ernest Henley and Francis Thompson, and pays homage to poetry’s resilience as a vital art form. The analysis suggests a tension between traditional and modern influences, setting the stage for a broader exploration of poetic evolution in the succeeding chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
653 _aAmerican poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/7930
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