Michael Roberts, New Signatures

Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Ed. by Chris Baldick, Goldsmiths College, University of London
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Newman University), Louise McDonald (Newman University)

Dates

First circulation or publication Feb 1932

Places

England (Country of Origin; Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

Resources

New Signatures: Poems by Several Hands (1932) is an anthology of verse by nine younger poets then still in their twenties, under the editorship of the poet-critic Michael Roberts. Its significance is that it appeared to announce both the arrival of a new poetic generation, one that came to be known as “Thirties Poets”, and the predominance within it of the values and styles of the “Auden group”. It was the first anthology in which poems by W. H. Auden, C. Day Lewis and Stephen Spender appear together, the latter two represented by seven poems each, Auden by only three. However, New Signatures is less momentous than its reputation in literary history might suggest: a slim volume containing only …

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Citation: Baldick, Chris. "New Signatures". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 25 March 2020 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39065, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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