The extent to which American poetry reinvented itself after World War
II is a testament to the changing social, political and economic
landscape of twentieth-century American life. Registering an important
shift in the way scholars contextualize modern and contemporary
American literature, this Companion explores how American poetry has
documented and, at times, helped propel the literary and cultural
revolutions of the past sixty-five years. This Companion sheds new
light on the Beat, Black Arts and other movements while examining
institutions that govern poetic practice in the United States today.
The text also introduces seminal figures like Sylvia Plath, John
Ashbery and Gwendolyn Brooks while situating them alongside phenomena
such as the 'academic poet' and popular forms such as spoken word and
rap, revealing the breadth of their shared history. Students, scholars
and readers will find this Companion an indispensable guide to
post-war and late twentieth-century American poetry.
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9781107485372
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2014
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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