The Facts On File Companion To 20th-century American Poetry - Couverture souple

Kimmelman, Burt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0816062242 ISBN 13 : 9780816062249

Editeur : Facts On File Inc, 2005

Synopsis

In the 20th century many American poets - Allen Ginsburg, T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, Anne Sexton, e. e. cummings, and Sylvia Plath, among others - produced memorable works that continue to resonate today. The Facts On File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry is an accessible reference to all aspects of American poetry. This encyclopedic guide includes approximately 500 clearly written A-to-Z entries on particular poems, poets, and subjects, many of which are studied in high school and college courses. Completely comprehensive, The Facts On File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry is an indispensable guide to the rich contributions made by American poets to this literary form. Rounding out this reference are helpful appendixes, including a general bibliography and a glossary of poetic terms.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Burt Kimmelman is an associate professor of English at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His books include The ""Winter Mind"": William Bronk and American Letters; and The Poetics of Authorship in the Later Middle Ages: The Emergence of the Modern Literary Persona. He has published scores of essays on modern and postmodern American poetry, as well as four collections of his own poems.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Facts On File Inc
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0816062242
• ISBN 13: 9780816062249
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 592
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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