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How important is the English oral traditions to contemporary poetry? Discuss with reference to Basil Bunting’s work
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How important is the English oral traditions to contemporary poetry. Discuss with reference to Basil Bunting's work. In 1978 Basil Bunting wrote that 'poetry must be read aloud' (Bunting 1978: 4-5). In this essay I will look at how far the literary oral traditions of England, and in particular Northern England, affected the poetry of Basil Bunting. I will first study what these traditions are. Then I will proceed by seeing how they appear to have influenced Bunting by studying the rhyme schemes, word usage and other literary forms of Buntings poetry. For this essay I will primarily concentrate on Briggflatts because the main character is Bloodaxe, an Anglo-Saxon lord and king. So it is likely that Bunting was particularly aware of old oral traditions in this poem. I will decide through this essay whether it is important to read Bunting's poetry aloud and so conclude whether oral tradition was important...
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