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David Caplan American Poetry (Paperback) Very Short Introductions. With lively writing and illuminating examples, Caplan argues that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. They advocate for novelty and for a break with what is perceived to be outmoded and foreign. Further DetailsTitle: American Poetry Condition: New Subtitle: A Very Short Introduction Author: David Caplan Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0190640197 EAN: 9780190640194 ISBN: 9780190640194 Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Genre: Literary Criticism Release Date: 11/25/2021 Description: A leading critic explains what makes American poetry--a vast genre covering diverse styles, techniques, and form--distinctive. In this short and engaging volume, David Caplan proposes a new theory of American poetry. With lively writing and illuminating examples, Caplan argues that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. On the one hand, several of America's major poets and critics claim that America needs a poetry equal to the country's distinctiveness. They advocate for novelty and for a break with what is perceived to be outmoded and foreign. On the other hand, American poetry welcomes techniques, styles, and traditions that originate from far beyond its borders. The force of these two competing characteristics, American poetry's emphasis on its uniqueness and its transnationalism, drives both individual accomplishment and the broader field. These two characteristic features energize American poetry, quickening its development into a great national literature that continues to inspire poets in the contemporary moment.American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction moves through history and honors the poets' artistry by paying close attention to the verse forms, meters, and styles they employ. Examples range from Anne Bradstreet, writing a century before the United States was founded, to the poets of the Black Lives Matter movement. Individual chapters consider how other major figures such as T.S. Eliot, Phillis Wheatley, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, W.H. Auden, and Langston Hughes emphasize convention or idiosyncrasy, and turn to American English as an important artistic resource. This concise examination of American poetry enriches our understanding of both the literature's distinctive achievement and the place of its most important writers within it. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 174mm Item Length: 112mm Item Width: 8mm Item Weight: 141g Series: Very Short Introductions Release Year: 2021 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
