Allan Burns

Thematic Guide to American Poetry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This unique poetry resource offers interpretations of 250 poems, representing the work of 86 poets from a wide spectrum of historical, contemporary, ethnic, and canonical writers. Organization of this volume facilitates easy access to information on poetry for users' individual purposes. The main section of the guide contains narrative essays on 21 alphabetically arranged themes that recur throughout the rich history of American poetry. In each section, the explications of individual poems are arranged chronologically to trace the evolution of a particular theme over time. Educators teaching thematic units will find relevant essays here appropriate as either background presentation, discussion ideas, or student assignments. Following each entry, the poems are listed with information about the anthologies in which they may be found. Most of the abbreviations used here correspond to the codes used in The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthology, familiar to most librarians. This guide is ideal for librarians and teachers who need to identify and locate poems on a given theme, and for students and lovers of poetry who wish to enrich their understanding of the thematic meanings of poems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 326
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 657g
• ISBN-13: 9780313314629
• ISBN-10: 0313314624
• Artikelnr.: 21218022

Autorenporträt

ALLAN BURNS is Assistant Professor of English at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. His interests include American Poetry and American nature writing. His articles and reviews have been published in American Literary Realism, American Literature, English Studies, The Henry James Review and Papers on Language and Literature.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Art and Beauty Civilization Family Relations Freedom and
Slavery The Individual and Society Innocence and Experience Life and Death
Loss Love and Sex Memory Nature Obligations and Choices Poetry The Self
Skepticism and Belief Suffering and Joy Thought and Perception Time and
Change Tradition and Heritage Truth and Appearance War Appendix:
Biographical Sketches Bibliography Index