Hardcover - 1986 - First Edition. Crescent Books, New York, 1986 Collectible - Like New in Very Good wrapper (slight edge wear on top). . Unpaginated, no date shown. 11 1/2" x 9¾" Includes original dust jacket.
Contemporary urban poetry is explored through the lens of poets who delve into the vibrancy and chaos of city life, challenging traditional critical categories that favor rural themes. By focusing on the 'mean streets' of urban environments, these poets capture the unique sounds and experiences of contemporary city living. The discussion includes a variety of poets, highlighting their contributions to the genre and the relevance of their work to an urban audience.
Designing Connected, Pervasive, Media-Rich Systems
Focusing on the platform architecture of modern embedded computing systems, this book delves into the development of frameworks for embedded systems-on-chips. It highlights practical examples, including the Intel Atom processor, which powers a range of high-end mobile devices like e-readers, Internet-enabled TVs, tablets, and netbooks. The content is designed to provide a deep understanding of designing connected, pervasive, and media-rich systems, making it a valuable resource for developers in the field.
An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition
The third edition provides an accessible introduction to literary and cultural theory, helping students navigate various approaches and terminologies. Peter Barry emphasizes reader engagement by allowing individuals to form their own interpretations after understanding foundational concepts. This updated version features two new chapters that explore the history of theory and recent developments since 2002. It covers a wide range of critical perspectives, including liberal humanism, feminist criticism, postcolonial criticism, and more, making it a comprehensive resource for learners.
"Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for well over a decade now."--Back cover
Though poets have always written about cities, the commonest critical categories (pastoral poetry, nature poetry, Romantic poetry, Georgian poetry, etc.) have usually stressed the rural, so that poetry can seem irrelevant to a predominantly urban populati. Explores a range of contemporary poets who visit the 'mean streets' of the contemporary urban scene, seeking the often cacophonous music of what happens here. Poets discussed include: Ken Smith, Iain Sinclair, Roy Fisher, Edwin Morgan, Sean O'Brien, Ciaran Carson, Peter Reading, Matt Simpson, Douglas Houston, Deryn Rees-Jones, Denise Riley, Ken Edwards, Levi Tafari, Aidan Hun, and Robert Hampson. Approaches contemporary poetry within a broad spectrum of personal, social, literary, and cultural concerns. Includes 'loco-specific' chapters, on cities including Hull, Liverpool, London, and Birmingham, with an additional chapter on 'post-industrial' cities such as Belfast, Glasgow and Dundee.
The book challenges traditional ideas of context by exploring text-specific, author-specific, and literary contexts through various experiments. It introduces a distinction between 'deep' and 'broad' contexts, emphasizing the importance of understanding literature beyond mere historical frameworks. This exploration invites readers to reconsider how context shapes interpretation and meaning in literary works.
