The Poetics of the American Suburbs
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, American
| Author: | Jo Gill | ISBN: | 9781137340238 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | October 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jo Gill |
| ISBN: | 9781137340238 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | October 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature.
The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature.
