American Poetry: The Modernist Ideal

1995
ISBN: 978-0-333-53289-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 366 g

Reihe: Insights

Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, the Modernist tradition in American poetry is driven by the same concern to engage with the world in revolutionary terms, inspired by the concept of democracy vital to the American dream. But this tradition is not confined to a few writers at the beginning of the century: instead it has been an enduring force, extending from coast to coast and of varying hues: Imagist, Objectivist, Beat. International in flavour but shaped by the language and conditions of America, this poetry continues to speak to us today.

This collection of specially commissioned essays brings together leading scholars and critics to define the American Modernist canon, providing a range of perspectives helpful to all those interested in this fascinating poetry.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Docherty, Brian

Bloom, Clive

Über Autor(innen)

Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, UK. Widely published and Series Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Crime Files series, he is the author of and , amongst many other titles.