Social and Religious Consciousness in Edith Sitwell's Poetry

This book deals with the poetry of Edith Sitwell in the light of her social and religious consciousness. It traces historicistically the development of the poet's social and religious consciousness from her early poetry to the latest she published before her death. It reveals the clear links between Edith Sitwell's poetry and the major events of her time. The book is built on a textual and historicist approach. It falls into four chapters.