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British Poets in Egypt during the Second World War

Author

Jonathan Bolton

Publisher

St Martin's Press, New York, 1997

Printing Details

First US edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21.5 × 14.5cm, 187pp.

This is an examination of the poetry of writers living in Egypt during World War II, such as Lawrence Durrell, Bernard Spencer, G.S. Fraser and Keith Douglas. In addition, the author goes on to explore the larger realm of the literature of exile, its uniqueness to the 20th century, its connection to war poetry, and its presence in the work of the aforementioned poets. The text concludes with a look at the influence of these poets on the direction of British poetry after the war.

Condition

An ex-library copy with the usual array of stickers and stamps, and some scuffing to the pastedowns where the wrapper was stuck down. However, the book remains in surprisingly clean shape, the main body of text appears in excellent order.