Overview
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.
The book, Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Wiley Blackwell Guides to Literature) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780631220268 in Paperback by Christopher Macgowan may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01/30/2004
ISBN-13:
9780631220268
Pages:
352
Publisher:
Wiley
