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Death, Loneliness and Society. A comparison of poems by Stevie Smith and Jenny Joseph

Name: Death, Loneliness and Society. A comparison of poems by Stevie Smith and Jenny Joseph
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Author: Katja Buthut
ISBN: 978-3-640-42705-5

Essay, 2006

6 Pages, Grade: 2

Katja Buthut (Author)

Abstract or Introduction

Task: Identify, analyze and discuss the treatment of two of the following themes (one from List A and one from List B) in poetry written in English in the British Isles since 1945. You should quote from two poems on each theme (a total of four different poems).
List A: Love, Loss, Death, Friendship, Loneliness/ Alienation
List B: Society, Politics, Nature/ Environment, Art, Language

Contents:
1. A comparison of the themes of ‘Death’ and ‘Loneliness’ in “Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith, and in “Warning” by Jenny Joseph

2. A comparison of the theme of ‘Society’ in “Poor Soul, Poor Girl!: A Debutante” by Stevie Smith, and in “This be the Verse” by Philip Larkin

Details

Title: Death, Loneliness and Society. A comparison of poems by Stevie Smith and Jenny Joseph
College: University of Bath (Department of European Studies and Modern Languages)
Course: EU 10504 Contemporary Literature & Film on the British Isles
Grade: 2
Author: Katja Buthut (Author)
Year: 2006
Pages: 6
Catalog Number: V134716
ISBN (eBook): 9783640427055
File size: 380 KB
Language: English
Keywords: Stevie Smith, Jenny Joseph, Philip Larkin, Britische Literatur

Quote paper: Katja Buthut (Author), 2006, Death, Loneliness and Society. A comparison of poems by Stevie Smith and Jenny Joseph, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/134716

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