13) British and Irish Poetry of the Second Half of the 20th Century Flashcards
After the WWII, the poetry shifted towards ___________
postmodernism
Seamus Heaney
Death of a Naturalist, Wintering Out, North; poems: Digging, The Grauballe Man, Punishment
Digging is part of which poem collection?
Death of a Naturalist
When was Digging published?
1966
Which collection is the Grauballe Man a poem in?
North
Who is The Grauballe Man?
a well-perserved bog body discovered in 1952 in Denmark
Which collection is the Punishment a poem in?
North
Who was the first female Poet Laureate of the UK?
Carol Ann Duffy
Carol Ann Duffy
Standing Female Nude, Mrs. Lazarus
When was Standing Female Nude written?
in 1985
What is Standing Female Nude about?
the story of a female model posing for a male artist, exploring themes of objectification, power, and the dynamics of the artist-model relationship
Which collection is Mrs. Lazarus a poem in?
The World’s Wife
When was Mrs. Lazarus published?
in 1999
What is Mrs. Lazarus about?
about the biblical story of Lazarus (he was raised from death by Jesus) but from the perspective of his wife
