Ideas of Space in Contemporary Poetry [Hardcover]

This book draws out connections between ideas of space in cultural and social theory and developments in contemporary poetry. Studying the works of poets from the UK and USA we explore relationships between the texts, ideas of globalization and issues of nationality, identity, language and geography.List of Illustrations Foreword; P.Barry Introduction Aesthetics of Space: Cubism to Language Poetry Spatial Theories and Poetic Practices The Space Age: The 1950s to the 1970s Histories of Selves: Space, Identity and Subjectivity Space and Identity Now You See It: Visual Poetry and the Space of the Page Through the Looking Glass: Poetry in Virtual Worlds Works Cited IndexIAN DAVIDSON is Lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. His critical work has appeared in a number of reviews and journals and his most recent collection of poetry is As if Only (2006).