A Concise Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture)

This Concise Companion gives readers a rich sense of how the poetry produced in the United States during the twentieth century is connected to the country’s intellectual life. Written by prominent specialists in the field, the volume helps readers to appreciate the poetry by situating it within overlapping historical and cultural contexts, including: war; feminism and the female poet; ''queer cities''; the influence of the New York art world; African-American poetry and blues; poetries of immigration and migration; communism and anti-communism; and philosophy and theory. Each chapter ranges across the entire century, comparing poets from one part of the century to those of another; and each one balances documentary coverage of context with sharp commentary upon specific poems. The Companion forms an ideal introduction to twentieth-century American poetry for students, while its new syntheses will make it of interest to scholars as well. A Concise Companion to Twentieth-century American Poetry......Page 1 Contents......Page 3 Notes on Contributors......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Chronology......Page 10 Introduction......Page 26 1 Wars I Have Seen......Page 36 2 Pleasure at Home: How Twentieth-century American Poets Read the British......Page 58 3 American Poet-teachers and the Academy......Page 80 4 Feminism and the Female Poet......Page 100 5 Queer Cities......Page 120 6 Twentieth-century Poetry and the New York Art World......Page 138 7 The Blue Century: Brief Notes on Twentieth-century African-American Poetry......Page 160 8 Home and Away: US Poetries of Immigration and Migrancy......Page 176 9 Modern Poetry and Anticommunism......Page 198 10 Mysticism: Neo-paganism, Buddhism, and Christianity......Page 216 11 Poets and Scientists......Page 237 12 Philosophy and Theory in US Modern Poetry......Page 256 Index......Page 277 This Concise Companion Gives Readers A Rich Sense Of How The Poetry Produced In The United States During The Twentieth Century Is Connected To The Country’s Intellectual Life More Broadly. Helps Readers To Fully Appreciate The Poetry Of The Period By Tracing Its Historical And Cultural Contexts. Written By Prominent Specialists In The Field. Places The Poetry Of The Period Within Contexts Such As: War; Feminism And The Female Poet; Poetries Of Immigration And Migration; Communism And Anti-communism; Philosophy And Theory. Each Chapter Ranges Across The Entire Century, Comparing Poets From One Part Of The Century To Those Of Another. New Syntheses Make The Volume Of Interest To Scholars As Well As Students And General Readers. Written by prominent specialists in the field, this book places the poetry of the 20th century within contexts such as war, feminism & the female poet, poetries of immigration & migration, communism & anticommunism, philosophy & theory