My Silver Planet: A Secret History of Poetry and Kitsch

by Daniel Tiffany

Book Overview

Reveals the hidden origins of kitsch in poetry from the eighteenth century.

Taking its title from John Keats, My Silver Planet contends that the problem of elite poetry's relation to popular culture bears the indelible mark of its turbulent incorporation of vernacular poetry--a legacy shaped by nostalgia, contempt, and fraudulence. Daniel Tiffany reactivates and fundamentally redefines the concept of kitsch, freeing it from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421411458
• ISBN13: 9781421411453
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"