The Poetics of the American Suburbs

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-46478-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 225 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3067 g

Reihe: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics

The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gill, Jo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturtheorie: Poetik und Literaturästhetik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: 1: Constructing the Suburbs 2: Suburban Tastes PART II 3: The 'Poet Laureate of Suburbia' 4: Suburban Landscapes 5: The Look of the Suburbs 6: On the Margins Conclusion: The Song of the Suburbs

Über Autor(innen)

Jo Gil is Senior Lecturer in 20th Century Literature and Director of Education at the University of Exeter.