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Through readings of the poems & prose essays of Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney, & Geoffrey Hill, 'Defending Poetry' makes a timely intervention in current debates about literature's ethics, arguing that any ethics of literature ought to take into account not only poetry, but al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, David-Antoine, 1978-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:Oxford English monographs.
Subjects:
Brodsky, Joseph, > 1940-1996 > Criticism and interpretation.
Heaney, Seamus, > 1939-2013 > Criticism and interpretation.
Hill, Geoffrey > Criticism and interpretation.
Brodsky, Joseph, > 1940-1996
Heaney, Seamus, > 1939-2013
Hill, Geoffrey
Ethics in literature.
Morale dans la littérature.
Ethics in literature
English.
Languages & Literatures.
English Literature.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Through readings of the poems & prose essays of Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney, & Geoffrey Hill, 'Defending Poetry' makes a timely intervention in current debates about literature's ethics, arguing that any ethics of literature ought to take into account not only poetry, but also the writings of poets on the value of poetry.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 240 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199583546
0199583544
9780191595295
0191595292