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The Etymological Poetry of W. H. Auden, J. H. Prynne, and Paul Muldoon by Mia Gaudern (Hardcover, 2020)

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ISBN-13: 9780198850458, 978-0198850458. This book defines, analyses, and theorises a late modern 'etymological poetry' that is alive to the past lives of its words, and probes the possible significance of them both explicitly and implicitly.

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Poetry criticism commonly employs etymology to decorate, structure, and even strengthen its arguments, while many poets show etymological sensitivity in their diction. Rarely have either been studied, and never together. This book defines, analyses, and theorises a late modern 'etymological poetry', offering new readings of Auden, Prynne, and Muldoon and connecting the uses of etymology in their poetry and criticism. All three poet-critics are accused of being 'difficult', Prynne most of all; the etymological perspective helps to reveal the variety and value in poetic difficulty, as well as related problems of critical evaluation.