A New Theory for American Poetry

A New Theory for American Poetry
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780674037014
ISBN-13 : 0674037014
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Book Synopsis A New Theory for American Poetry by : Angus FLETCHER

Download or read book A New Theory for American Poetry written by Angus FLETCHER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intense, resonant, and deeply literary, this account of an American poetics shows how today's consumerist and conformist culture subverts the imagination of a free people. Poetry, the author maintains, is central to any coherent vision of life.


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