From Modernism to Postmodernism: American Poetry and Theory in the Twentieth Century

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture Series)

by Jennifer Ashton

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In this overview of twentieth-century American poetry, Jennifer Ashton examines the relationship between modernist and postmodernist American poetics. Ashton moves between the iconic figures of American modernism - Stein, Williams, Pound - and developments in contemporary American poetry to show how contemporary poetics, specially the school known as language poetry, have attempted to redefine the modernist legacy. She explores the complex currents...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521101557

ISBN13:9780521101554

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:212 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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From Modernism to Postmodernism: American Poetry and Theory in the Twentieth Century

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