The Poetry and Poetics of Gerald Vizenor - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826352499 ISBN 13 : 9780826352491

Editeur : UNM Press, 2012

Synopsis

The first book devoted exclusively to the poetry and literary aesthetics of one of Native America’s most accomplished writers, this collection of essays brings together detailed critical analyses of single texts and individual poetry collections from diverse theoretical perspectives, along with comparative discussions of Vizenor’s related works. Contributors discuss Vizenor’s philosophy of poetic expression, his innovations in diverse poetic genres, and the dynamic interrelationships between Vizenor’s poetry and his prose writings.

Throughout his poetic career Vizenor has returned to common tropes, themes, and structures. Indeed, it is difficult to distinguish clearly his work in poetry from his prose, fiction, and drama. The essays gathered in this collection offer powerful evidence of the continuing influence of Anishinaabe dream songs and the haiku form in Vizenor’s novels, stories, and theoretical essays; this influence is most obvious at the level of grammatical structure and imagistic composition but can also be discerned in terms of themes and issues to which Vizenor continues to return.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Deborah L. Madsen is professor of American literature and culture at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Among her earlier books is Gerald Vizenor: Texts and Contexts (University of New Mexico Press).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: UNM Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826352499
• ISBN 13: 9780826352491
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 280
• Éditeur: Madsen Deborah L.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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