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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.

Twentieth-Century American Poetry

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 09/12/2003
    ISBN13: 9780631220268, 978-0631220268
    ISBN10: 0631220267

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

    Description

    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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