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One Kind of Everything
Dan Chiasson
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Description for One Kind of Everything
Paperback. Elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Including essays on Robert Lowell, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck, the author intends to bridge the chasm between formal and experimental poetry in the US. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
"One Kind of Everything" elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with helpful reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Taking on one of the most crucial issues in American poetry of the last fifty years, celebrated poet Dan Chiasson explores what is lost or gained when real-life experiences are made part of the subject matter and source material for poetry. In five extended, scholarly essays - on Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck - Chiasson looks specifically to bridge the chasm between formal and ... Read more
"One Kind of Everything" elucidates the uses of autobiography and constructions of personhood in American poetry since World War II, with helpful reference to American literature in general since Emerson. Taking on one of the most crucial issues in American poetry of the last fifty years, celebrated poet Dan Chiasson explores what is lost or gained when real-life experiences are made part of the subject matter and source material for poetry. In five extended, scholarly essays - on Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, Frank Bidart, Frank O'Hara, and Louise Gluck - Chiasson looks specifically to bridge the chasm between formal and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226103839
SKU
V9780226103839
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About Dan Chiasson
Dan Chiasson is associate professor of English at Wellesley College. He is the author of three books of poetry: The Afterlife of Objects, Natural History, and Where's the Moon, There's the Moon.
Reviews for One Kind of Everything
"In demonstrating the prevalence of subjectivity in twentieth-century poetry, Chiasson is scrupulous in his attention to detail: footnotes and attributions to recent criticism amplify his developing argument." (Choice) "Delighting and instructing is exactly what One Kind of Everything accomplishes." (Salamander)"