Poetry and the Modern World - a Study of Poetry in England Between 1900 and 1939

Poetry and the Modern World: a Study of Poetry in England Between 1900 and 1939
by David Daiches
published by The University of Chicago Press, 1940

hardcover (no jacket) in good used condition

"Poetry and the Modern World is a critical survey of English poetry in the first four decades of the 20th century. Daiches examines the shifting literary landscape shaped by modernism, two world wars, and rapidly changing social values, tracing how poets responded to an era of upheaval and experimentation. He discusses major figures such as W. B. Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and W. H. Auden, alongside lesser-known voices, considering their thematic concerns, formal innovations, and relationships to the traditions they inherited. Balancing close textual analysis with historical context, Daiches explores the tension between the modernist desire for new forms of expression and the persistence of classical influences."