Situating Poetry: Covenant and Genre in American Modernism

by Joshua Logan Wall

Book Overview

A retelling of American modernism through the lines of solidarity and division within and among ethnic and religious identities found in poetry.

What happens if we approach the reading and writing of poetry not as an individual act, but as a public one? Answering this question challenges common assumptions about modern poetry and requires that we explore the important questions that define genre: Where is this poem situated, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421443791
• ISBN13: 9781421443799
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"