Holocaust Poetry: Awkward Poetics in the Work of Sylvia Plath, Geoffrey Hill, Tony Harrison and Ted Hughes
- ISBN-10
- 074862256X
- ISBN-13
- 9780748622566
- Series
- Holocaust Poetry
- Category
- Literary Criticism / Poetry
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Author
- Antony Rowland
Description
Under the umbrella term ' Holocaust poetry', this book argues that distinctions need to be made between the writing of Holocaust survivors and those who were not involved in the events of 1933 to 1945. This study focuses on the post-Holocaust writers.
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