Power, plain English, and the rise of modern poetry

Rosen, David, 1971-

Power, plain English, and the rise of modern poetry [electronic resource] / David Rosen. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2006. - x, 212 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-199) and index.

Prologue: the secret reference of John Locke -- Wordsworth's empirical imagination -- Certain good: W. B. Yeats and the language of autobiography -- The lost youth of modern poetry: T. S. Eliot, W. H. Auden.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Eliot, T. S. 1888-1965 --Criticism and interpretation.
Yeats, W. B. 1865-1939 --Criticism and interpretation.
Auden, W. H. 1907-1973 --Criticism and interpretation.
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 --Criticism and interpretation.
Locke, John, 1632-1704 --Influence.


English poetry--History and criticism.--20th century
English poetry--History and criticism.--19th century
English language--Style.


Electronic books.

PR601 / .R577 2006

821/.9109