Back from the Far Field: American Nature Poetry in the Late Twentieth Century
(Part of the Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism Series)
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Many poets writing after World War II have found the individual focus of contemporary poetics poorly suited to making statements directed at public issues and public ethics. The desire to invest such individualized poetry with greater cultural authority presented difficulties for Vietnam-protest poets, for example, and it has been a particular challenge for nature writers in the Thoreau tradition who have attempted to serve as advocates for the natural...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813919541
ISBN13:9780813919546
Release Date:May 2000
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:189 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.7" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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