The Bridge - Couverture souple

Crane, Hart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1531513484 ISBN 13 : 9781531513481

Editeur : Fordham University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Hart Crane’s modernist masterpiece The Bridge has steadily grown in stature since its 1930 publication. Once dismissed by influential critics as a noble failure, a view that hardened into conventional wisdom, it is now widely regarded as one of the major achievements of twentieth-century American poetry. The poem unites mythology and modernity to reckon with the promises, kept and broken, of American experience. The Bridge is challenging in the best sense, exacting and ultimately rewarding. Beloved yet often misunderstood, it threads indirect and finely grained allusions through period-specific references to 1920s life that can elude contemporary readers. Crane’s elaborate compound metaphors braid disparate sources, making the poem’s movement at times hard to track. Its topical and geographic markers call not only for identification but for explanation. Without specialized knowledge, much of it not readily available even online, many passages remain opaque. Until now, there was no single, convenient resource to help readers unlock Crane’s vision. This book is that guide. Its detailed, far-reaching annotations make The Bridge fully accessible, whether you are a scholar, a student, or a devoted reader of poetry.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Hart Crane (1899-1932) was one of the preeminent poets of American modernism.

Lawrence Kramer is Distinguished Professor of English and Music at Fordham University. He is the author of fifteen books, as well as editor of two previous annotated editions of poetry: Walt Whitman's Drum-Taps: The Complete 1865 Edition (NYRB, 2015) and Hart Crane's 'The Bridge' An Annotated Edition (Fordham, 2011).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fordham University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1531513484
• ISBN 13: 9781531513481
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Éditeur: Kramer Lawrence
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