The Cambridge introduction to American poetry since 1945
The Cambridge introduction to American poetry since 1945:

Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of American poetry that has flourished since 1945 and offers a useful map to its current landscape. By...

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Main Author: Epstein, Andrew Davis 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2023
Series:Cambridge introductions to literature
Subjects:
Geschichte 1945-2021
American poetry / 20th century / History and criticism
American poetry / 21st century / History and criticism
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USA
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Summary:Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of American poetry that has flourished since 1945 and offers a useful map to its current landscape. By exploring the major poets, movements, and landmark poems at the heart of this era, this book presents a compelling new version of the history of American poetry that takes into account its variety and breadth, its recent evolution in the new millennium, its ever-increasing diversity, and its ongoing engagement with politics and culture. Combining illuminating close readings of a wide range of representative poems with detailed discussion of historical, political, and aesthetic contexts, this book examines how poets have tirelessly invented new forms and styles to respond to the complex realities of American life and culture
Item Description:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Dec 2022)
From modernist to contemporary poetry -- The raw and the cooked : the new criticism versus the new American poetry -- The Black Mountain poets -- The beats and the San Francisco renaissance -- The New York School of poetry -- The middle generation, Elizabeth Bishop, and confessional poetry -- Deep image poetry -- African American poetry from 1945 to -- A new "mainstream" period style in poetry of the 1970s and 1980s -- Language poetry -- Feminism and women's poetry from 1970 to -- Multiculturalism, identity, and poetry from 1970- -- New directions in American poetry from 2000 to the present
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 264 Seiten)
ISBN:9781108687317
DOI:10.1017/9781108687317

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