American poetry a very short introduction
American poetry's two characteristics -- American English as a poetic resource -- Convention and idiosyncrasy -- Auden and Eliot : two complicating examples -- On the present and future of American poetry.
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| Sprache: | eng |
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New York
Oxford University Press
2022
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| Ausgabe: | [2. edition, fully updated new edition] |
| Schriftenreihe: | Very short introductions
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | American poetry's two characteristics -- American English as a poetic resource -- Convention and idiosyncrasy -- Auden and Eliot : two complicating examples -- On the present and future of American poetry. "American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction proposes a new theory of American poetry. Written in engaging language and enlivened with illuminating examples, it shows that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. On the one hand, several of its major poets and critics claim that America needs a poetry equal to the country's own distinctiveness. On the other hand, American poetry welcomes techniques, styles, and traditions that originate from outside the country. Its influences range far beyond America's borders. The force of these two competing characteristics drives both individual accomplishment and the broader field"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Reihenzählung vom Buchrücken. - Ausgabenbezeichnung vom Aufkleber auf dem Einband Includes bibliographical references (References Seiten 109-122. - Further reading Seiten 123-125) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 133 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780190640194 978-0-19-064019-4 |