Self-Referentiality in 20th Century British and American Poetry

Product Description 20th century literature has often been described as highly self-referential. This volume explores different concepts of self-referentiality through discussions of the works of Charles Tomlinson, John Berryman, W.S. Graham, Seamus Heaney, and black poetry. These explorations are framed by a survey of critical approaches to self-referentiality and an analysis of normative ideas in self-referential British and American poetry. About the Author The Editors: Detlev Gohrbandt and Bruno von Lutz teach British and American Literature at the University of the Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany. Detlev Gohrbandt's special interest is in literary theory and New English Literatures. Bruno von Lutz's interests are in the fields of contemporary literature and New English Literatures. The contributors: Andreas Jäger, Karl Klein, John Roe, Horst Meyer, Detlev Gohrbandt, Hugh Haughton, Bruno von Lutz, Kunibert Schäfer.