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Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, the Modernist tradition in American poetry is driven by the same concern to engage with the world in revolutionary terms, inspired by the concept of democracy vital to the American dream. But this tradition is not confined to a few writers at the beginning of the century: instead it has been an enduring force, extending from coast to coast and of varying hues: Imagist, Objectivist, Beat. International in flavour but shaped by the language and conditions of America, this poetry continues to speak to us today.
This collection of specially commissioned essays brings together leading scholars and critics to define the American Modernist canon, providing a range of perspectives helpful to all those interested in this fascinating poetry.
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, UK. Widely published and Series Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Crime Files series, he is the author of Violent London and Riot City, amongst many other titles.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: American Poetry: The Modernist Ideal
Editors: Clive Bloom, Brian Docherty
Series Title: Insights
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24057-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-53289-8Published: 28 June 1995
eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24057-9Published: 12 September 1995
Series ISSN: 2947-2830
Series E-ISSN: 2947-2849
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 274
Topics: Poetry and Poetics