Aberration in Modern Poetry : Essays on Atypical Works by Yeats, Auden, Moore, Heaney and Others

This critical work considers the role played by elements that might be considered aberrational in a poet's oeuvre. With an introductory essay exploring the nature of aberration, these fourteen contributions investigate the work of major 20th-century poets from the U.S., Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Aberration is considered from the standpoint of both the artist and the audience, prompting discussion on a range of important issues, including the formation of the canon. Each essay discusses the status of the aberrant work and the ways in which it challenges, enlarges or supports the overall perception of the poet. This Critical Work Considers The Role Played By Elements That Might Be Considered Aberrational In A Poet's Oeuvre. With An Introductory Essay Exploring The Nature Of Aberration, These Fourteen Contributions Investigate The Work Of Major 20th-century Poets From The U.s., Britain, Ireland, Australia And New Zealand--provided By Publisher. Introduction: I Learn By Going Where I Have To Go / Lucy Collins And Stephen Matterson -- Omission And Aberration In Marianne Moore's Poetry / Cristanne Miller -- W.h. Auden's Detours / Stephen Matterson -- Coming Up England By A Different Line: Philip Larkin And Louis Macneice / Stephen Regan -- Participation Without Belonging: Apostrophe And Aberration In Seamus Heaney's North / Scott Brewster -- Another Side Of Paul Muldoon: The Poet As Lyricist / Maria Johnston -- That Saving Ray Of Strangeness: The Late Poems Of George Oppen / Peter Nicholls -- The One Continuous Line Louis Glück And The Necessity Of Writing / Lucy Collins -- By Writing And Example: James K. Baxter's Long-haired Romanticism / John Newton -- X/self: Kamau Brathwaite At The Crossroads / Lee M. Jenkins -- Unsettling Language: N.o.'s 24 Hours / Philip Mead -- Face To Face With Clumsiness: Aberration, Errancy And W.b. Yeats / Jefferson Holdridge -- Hartnett's Farewell / Paul Durcan -- Time To Send Home The Troops? / Carol Rumens -- Cézanne's Bathers / Harry Clifton. Edited By Lucy Collins And Stephen Matterson. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.