A History of American Poetry

by Richard Gray

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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
  • ISBN13 9781118795361
  • Publish Date 4 March 2015 (first published 2 March 2015)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 22 July 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Wiley-Blackwell