Scanning The Century: The Penguin Book Of The Twentieth Century In Poetry

The 20th century has been one of great turbulence, profound shifts in sensibility, and enormous changes in lifestyle. As this anthology demonstrates, the poetry of the last hundred years has reflected and influenced the age. Drawing on poetry written in English and in translation, Peter Forbes aims to capture this century's flavor with a lively mix of poetry and commentary. The book contains 39 sections, covering a wide range of themes from Omens and The Jazz Age to The Holocaust and The Sixties, showcasing poets like Brodsky, Hardy, Kipling, Mayakovsky, Eliot, Hughes, Auden, Dylan, Lennon, McCartney, Stevens, Prvert, Yevtushenko, and others. Scanning the Century offers a rich combination of history and poetry in an engaging volume.