A History of American Poetry. Richard Gray

A History of American Poetry

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Автор произведения: Richard Gray

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Жанр: Поэзия

Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited

isbn: 9781118795361

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A History of American Poetry presents a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their pre-Columbian origins to the present day. Offers a detailed and accessible account of the entire range of American poetry Situates the story of American poetry within crucial social and historical contexts, and places individual poets and poems in the relevant intertextual contexts Explores and interprets American poetry in terms of the international positioning and multicultural character of the United States Provides readers with a means to understand the individual works and personalities that helped to shape one of the most significant bodies of literature of the past few centuries