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The American Prose Poem: Poetic Form and the Boundaries of Genre
Michel Delville
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Description for The American Prose Poem: Poetic Form and the Boundaries of Genre
Paperback. This critical look at prose and poetry provides a historical background of the prose poem in English, and focuses on contemporary American prose poets. (Poetry) Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
The American prose poem has a rich history marked by important contributions from major writers. Michel Delville's book is the first full-length work to provide a critical and historical survey of the American prose poem from the early years of the 20th century to the 1990s.
Delville reassesses the work of established prose poets in relation to the history of modern poetry and introduces writings by some whose work in the form has so far escaped mainstream critical attention (Sherwood Anderson, Kenneth Patchen, Russell Edson). He describes the genre's European origins and the work of several early representatives of ... Read more
The American prose poem has a rich history marked by important contributions from major writers. Michel Delville's book is the first full-length work to provide a critical and historical survey of the American prose poem from the early years of the 20th century to the 1990s.
Delville reassesses the work of established prose poets in relation to the history of modern poetry and introduces writings by some whose work in the form has so far escaped mainstream critical attention (Sherwood Anderson, Kenneth Patchen, Russell Edson). He describes the genre's European origins and the work of several early representatives of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813018591
SKU
V9780813018591
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Ref
99-1
About Michel Delville
Michel Delville teaches at the University of Liège, Belgium, and is a senior research assistant at the National Fund for Scientific Research in Brussels. He is author of a study of J. G. Ballard and of articles on contemporary English and American literature.
Reviews for The American Prose Poem: Poetic Form and the Boundaries of Genre
Excellent . . . the only critical book on prose poetry that not only provides a historical background for the prose poem in English, but also focuses on contemporary American prose poets." —Peter Johnson, Providence College