Humor in Modern American Poetry

by Rachel Trousdale

Book Overview

Modern poetry, at least according to the current consensus, is difficult and often depressing. But as Humor in Modern American Poetry shows, modern poetry is full of humorous moments, from comic verse published in popular magazines to the absurd juxtapositions of The Cantos. The essays in this collection show that humor is as essential to the serious work of William Carlos Williams as it is to the light verse of Phyllis McGinley...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501352601
• ISBN13: 9781501352607
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"