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v.: Tony Harrison by Tony Harrison (English) Paperback Book
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN-13
- 9780906427972
- Type
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9780906427972
- Book Title
- V
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Bloodaxe Books
- Publication Year
- 1989
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Genre
- Poetry
- Topic
- General
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 5.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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Tony Harrison's v. was written during the Miners' Strike of 1984-85 when he visited his parents' grave in a Leeds cemetery and found it vandalised by obscene graffiti. In the book-length poem, he confronts the foul-mouthed skinhead thug responsible, who becomes a foil for his own anger and alienation. The political and media reaction to v. would make a book in itself. This is that book. As well as Tony Harrison's poem and Graham Sykes's photographs, this new edition of v. includes press articles, letters, reviews, a defence of the poem and film by director Richard Eyre, and a transcript of the phone calls logged by Channel Four on the night of the broadcast. Channel Four's film of v. won the Royal Television Society's Best Original Programme Award. The Star: 'A plan to televise a poem packed with obscenities caused outrage last night. ITV chiefs intend to screen a reading of Tony Harrison's verse v. which is full of four-letter words.' Daily Mail: A torrent of four-letter filth... the most explicitly sexual language yet beamed into the nation's living rooms... the crudest, most offensive word is used 17 times.' Gerald Howarth, MP: 'It is full of expletives and I can't see that it serves any artistic purpose whatsoever.' Mary Whitehouse: 'This work of singular nastiness.' Sir Harold Pinter: 'The criticism against the poem has been offensive, juvenile and, of course, philistine. It should certainly be broadcast.' Sir Richard Eyre: 'If I had the slightest influence over educational policy in this country, I'd see that v. was a set text in every school in the country, but of course if we lived in that sort of country, the poem wouldn't have needed to be written.'
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloodaxe Books
ISBN-10
0906427975
ISBN-13
9780906427972
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5301701
Product Key Features
Book Title
V
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
1989
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
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If I had the slightest influence over educational policy in this country, I'd see that v. was a set text in every school in the country, but of course if we lived in that sort of country, the poem wouldn't have needed to be written.
Copyright Date
1985
Target Audience
Trade
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