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The poetics of the American suburbs

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...

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Main Authors: Gill, Jo.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics
Subjects:
American poetry > History and criticism > 20th century.
Suburban life in literature.
Suburbs in literature.
Literary studies: poetry & poets > English > USA.
Literary studies: from c 1900 - > English > USA.
Literature.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137340238
Summary: 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.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137340221, 2013.
Carrier Form: 256 p.
ISBN: 9781137340238 :
1137340231 :
CLC: I712.072
Contents: Introduction PART I: 1: Constructing the Suburbs 2: Suburban Tastes PART II 3: The 'Poet Laureate of Suburbia' 4: Suburban Landscapes 5: The Look of the Suburbs 6: On the Margins Conclusion: The Song of the Suburbs.

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