Lyric In Its Times - by John Wilkinson (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In this important new intervention, leading poet and critic John Wilkinson explores the material life of the lyric poem. How does the lyric - considered as an object, as an event - grapple with permanence and impermanence, the rhythms of change and the passing of time? Drawing on new insights from contemporary philosophy and object-oriented ontology, psychoanalysis and the visual arts, The Lyric in Its Times includes innovative and insightful new readings of work by a wide range of lyric poets, from Shakespeare, Blake and Shelley to Charles Baudelaire, Frank O'Hara and J.H. Prynne." --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In this important new intervention, leading poet and critic John Wilkinson explores the material life of the lyric poem. How does the lyric - considered as an object, as an event - grapple with permanence and impermanence, the rhythms of change and the passing of time? Drawing on new insights from contemporary philosophy and object-oriented ontology, psychoanalysis and the visual arts, <i>The Lyric in Its Times </i>includes innovative and insightful new readings of work by a wide range of lyric poets, from Shakespeare, Blake and Shelley to Charles Baudelaire, Frank O'Hara and J.H. Prynne.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>John Wilkinson</b> is Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing at the University of Chicago, USA. His previous publications include the poetry collections <i>Reckitt's Blue</i> (2013) and <i>Ghost Nets</i> (2016) and the critical book <i>The Lyric Touch</i> (2007).
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