Christopher Macgowan

Twentieth-Century American Poetry (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Written by a leading authority on William Carlos Williams, this book provides a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to twentieth-century American poetry. * * A wide-ranging and stimulating critical guide to twentieth-century American poetry. * Written by a leading authority on the innovative modernist poet, William Carlos Williams. * Explores the material, historical and social contexts in which twentieth-century American poetry was produced. * Includes a biographical dictionary of major writers with extended entries on poets ranging from Robert Frost to Adrienne Rich. * Contains a section on key texts considering major works, such as 'The Waste Land', 'North & South', 'Howl' and 'Ariel'. * The final section draws out key themes, such as American poetry, politics and war, and the process of anthologizing at the end of the century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470779798
• Artikelnr.: 38185804

Autorenporträt

Christopher MacGowan is Professor of Literature at the College of William and Mary. He has published extensively on twentieth-century American poetry but is best known as the acclaimed editor of the works of William Carlos Williams.