A History of American Poetry

von Richard Gray

544 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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

• ISBN: 9781118795354
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.04.2015
• Größe: 244 x 169 mm
• Verlag: Wiley