Modern Poetry Selection (100 Famous Poems from the UK and US · English-Chinese Parallel Reader Series)

Author: Luo Ruobing
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This is a collection of selected modern poems from Britain and America. British modern poetry begins with Hardy; American modern poetry generally starts with November 1912, when Harriet Monroe founded Poetry magazine in Chicago. Thus, our collection of modern poems from Britain and America naturally begins with Hardy. This collection of modern poems is compiled by selecting famous poems from different periods, so some representatives of certain schools may not have their works included in this book. This book is primarily intended as supplementary reading material for students at the college level and above, so in addition to artistic quality, it places more emphasis on the readability and interest of the poems.
Modern society is a turbulent and rapidly changing one, bringing both prospects and anxieties to humanity, opportunities for development and numerous pressures. Against this backdrop, modern poetry emerged, giving rise to numerous schools and poets. Modern poetry is rarely constrained by subject matter, with a wide range of themes suitable for inclusion. It expresses the feelings of modern people in modern society and modern life, depicting all aspects of their contemporary existence. Modern poetry presents a broader scope of time and space than any previous era, making it richer and more diverse than ever before. It vividly portrays the various relationships between people, society, nature, and the self in the modern era, reflecting a multicultural and more open attitude.
The pursuit of a perfect existence, the exploration of the endless possibilities of artistic form, and a deeper humanistic concern for truth and humanity—all these are themes in modern poetry. The people and things depicted by modern poets are no longer the traditional figures found in the works of their predecessors. Instead, modern poets turn their gaze to human nature, even when it is distorted, with the aim of calling for justice and harmony. This is modern poetry, and this is the mission of modern poets!