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American Poetry After Modernism: The Power of the Word

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Albert Gelpi's American Poetry after Modernism is a study of major poets of the postwar period from Robert Lowell and Adrienne Rich through the Language poets. He argues that what distinguishes American poetry from the British tradition is, paradoxically, the lack of a tradition; as a result, each poet has to ask fundamental questions about the role of the poet and the nature of the medium, has to invent a language and form for his or her purposes. Exploring this paradox through detailed critical readings of the work of fourteen poets, Gelpi presents an original and insightful argument about late twentieth century American poetry and about the historical development of a distinctively American poetry.

Pages: 328

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 28, 2015

ISBN: 1107025249

ISBN 13: 9781107025240

American Poetry After Modernism: The Power of the Word

0/5 ( ratings)

Albert Gelpi's American Poetry after Modernism is a study of major poets of the postwar period from Robert Lowell and Adrienne Rich through the Language poets. He argues that what distinguishes American poetry from the British tradition is, paradoxically, the lack of a tradition; as a result, each poet has to ask fundamental questions about the role of the poet and the nature of the medium, has to invent a language and form for his or her purposes. Exploring this paradox through detailed critical readings of the work of fourteen poets, Gelpi presents an original and insightful argument about late twentieth century American poetry and about the historical development of a distinctively American poetry.

Pages: 328

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: April 28, 2015

ISBN: 1107025249

ISBN 13: 9781107025240

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