The Art of Twentieth-Century American Poetry: Modernism and After

by Charles Altieri

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Written by a leading critic, this invigorating introduction to modernist American poetry conveys the excitement that can be generated by a careful reading of modernist poems. Encourages readers to identify with the modernists' sense of the revolutionary possibilities of their art. Embraces four generations of modernist American poets up through to the 1980s. Gives readers a sense of the ambitions, the disillusionments and the continuities of modernist poetry. Includes close readings of particular poems which show how readers can use these works to connect with what concerns them.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1405121076

ISBN13:9781405121071

Release Date:March 2006

Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell

Length:272 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

American Literature Classics Criticism & Theory English Literature Europe History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literary Theory Literature

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