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American Poetry
. Ed(S): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian
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Description for American Poetry
Paperback. A collection of specially commissioned essays in which leading scholars and critics define the American modernist canon. Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, this radical poetry is inspired by the concept of democracy and extends across American from east to west. Editor(s): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian. Series: Insights Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 362.
Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, the Modernist tradition in American poetry is driven by the same concern to engage with the world in revolutionary terms, inspired by the concept of democracy vital to the American dream. But this tradition is not confined to a few writers at the beginning of the century: instead it has been an enduring force, extending from coast to coast and of varying hues: Imagist, Objectivist, Beat. International in flavour but shaped by the language and conditions of America, this poetry continues to speak to us today. This collection of specially commissioned essays ... Read more
Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, the Modernist tradition in American poetry is driven by the same concern to engage with the world in revolutionary terms, inspired by the concept of democracy vital to the American dream. But this tradition is not confined to a few writers at the beginning of the century: instead it has been an enduring force, extending from coast to coast and of varying hues: Imagist, Objectivist, Beat. International in flavour but shaped by the language and conditions of America, this poetry continues to speak to us today. This collection of specially commissioned essays ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
Series
Insights Series
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333532898
SKU
V9780333532898
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About . Ed(S): Bloom, Clive; Docherty, Brian
Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, UK. Widely published and Series Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Crime Files series, he is the author of Violent London and Riot City, amongst many other titles.
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