HIST-1107EL Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Kingsley Amis, Angry Young Men, A Number
15 Dec 2020
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The movement: literary group of 1950s and early 1960s: poetry collections new lines (1956) and new lines 2 (1963) Reaction against modernism; emphasis on social, moral questions; also frequently satirical. Poetry should use simple language, draw on popular themes, and make use of traditional (popular) forms against modernism and experimentalism. Key representatives: kingsley amis, philip larkin, elizabeth jennings. Straight forward language and traditional, tidy form, accessible content. Philip larkin not romantic, but pessimistic. We can not know what they felt distance between them and us. Holding hands connection between past and present. To lie double meaning lying down or not telling the truth. Sense of uncertainty remaining of love, even though there might not have been love. Highly influential irish poet focus on rural communities and landscapes in ireland. Many poems engage with ireland"s history (england"s colony) and the irish troubles. Irish troubles: northern ireland conflict between protestants (uk) and catholics (ireland) divided by political allegiances.
