This is the first critical book on the poetry of Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most widely read poets. Rory Waterman considers her five 'adult' collections, her works for children and her uncollected poems, with many close readings, and careful consideration of her cultural and literary contexts and her poetic development.
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Biographical Outline -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 'I learned to get my own back': Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis (1986) -- 'He thinks you're crazy': Serious Concerns (1992) -- 'Still warm, still warm': If I Don't Know (2001) -- 'Your anger is a sin': Family Values (2011) -- 'About the human heart': Anecdotal Evidence (2018) -- 'The gift of changing': Cope's Poems for Children -- 'They waited patiently': Uncollected Cope -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography (note)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.
Access (note)
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Author
Waterman, Rory.
Title
Wendy Cope [electronic resource] / Rory Waterman.
Imprint
Liverpool, [UK] : Liverpool University Press, 2021
Series
Writers and their work
Writers and their work.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-131) and index.