A gallery to play to : the story of the Mersey Poets /

A gallery to play to : the story of the Mersey Poets /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bowen, Phil, 1949- author.
Edition:	Rev., 2nd ed.
Imprint:	Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Patten, Brian, -- 1946- McGough, Roger. Henri, Adrian. Henri, Adrian -- Criticism and interpretation. McGough, Roger -- Criticism and interpretation. Patten, Brian, -- 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation. Henri, Adrian. McGough, Roger. Patten, Brian, -- 1946- English poetry -- England -- Liverpool -- History and criticism. Poets, English -- Homes and haunts -- England -- Liverpool. English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography. English poetry. Intellectual life. Literature. Poets, English. Poets, English -- Homes and haunts. Liverpool (England) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. Liverpool (England) -- In literature. Liverpool (England) -- Poetry. England -- Liverpool. Electronic books. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Poetry. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11183657

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ISBN:	9781846312496 1846312493 9781781386620 1781386625 9781846311253 184631125X 9781846311253
Notes:	Previously published: Stride Publications, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (page 195) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	'A Gallery to Play' to is an intimate account of the lives and careers of the poets Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten. With unparalleled access to the three writers, Phil Bowen has written an fascinating book for anyone interested in poetry, popular culture and society over the last forty years.
Other form:	Print version: Bowen, Phil, 1949- Gallery to play to. Rev., 2nd ed. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2008 9781846311253 184631125X

Table of Contents:

Title Page; Contents; Author's Note; Introduction; 1: The Fifties and the Beginning of the Liverpool Scene; 2: Roger McGough 1937-1958; 3: Adrian Henri 1932-1956; 4: Liverpool 1957-1961; 5: Brian Patten 1946-1961; 6: 1961-1968; 7: The End of the Sixties; 8: The Seventies; 9: The Eighties; 10: The Nineties; 11: The Noughties; Bibliography; Index.