The Poetics of the American Suburbs

by Jo Gill

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349464783
• ISBN13: 9781349464784
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"