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Poetic Obligation: Ethics in Experimental American Poetry after 1945
G. Matthew Jenkins
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Hardcover. American experimental poetry is usually read in either political or moral terms. This title considers the poems of Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen, Edward Dorn, Robert Duncan, Susan Howe, and Lyn Hejinian in terms of the philosophical notion of ethical obligation to the Other in language. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Since at least the time of Plato's Republic, the relationship between poetry and ethics has been troubled. Through the prism of what has been called the ""new"" ethical criticism, inspired by the work of Emmanuel Levinas, G. Matthew Jenkins considers the works of Objectivists, Black Mountain poets, and Language poets in light of their full potential to reshape this ancient relationship.American experimental poetry is usually read in either political or moral terms. ""Poetic Obligation"", by contrast, considers the poems of Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen, Edward Dorn, Robert Duncan, Susan Howe, and Lyn Hejinian in terms of the philosophical ... Read more
Since at least the time of Plato's Republic, the relationship between poetry and ethics has been troubled. Through the prism of what has been called the ""new"" ethical criticism, inspired by the work of Emmanuel Levinas, G. Matthew Jenkins considers the works of Objectivists, Black Mountain poets, and Language poets in light of their full potential to reshape this ancient relationship.American experimental poetry is usually read in either political or moral terms. ""Poetic Obligation"", by contrast, considers the poems of Louis Zukofsky, Charles Reznikoff, George Oppen, Edward Dorn, Robert Duncan, Susan Howe, and Lyn Hejinian in terms of the philosophical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9781587296352
SKU
V9781587296352
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About G. Matthew Jenkins
G. Matthew Jenkins is an assistant professor in the Department of English and director of the writing program at the University of Tulsa.
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