Frank O'Hara and the poetics of saying "I" / Micah Mattix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mattix, Micah, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Art and literature.

Expressionism in literature.

O'Hara, Frank, 1926-1966--Criticism and interpretation.

O'Hara, Frank.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frank O'Hara and the Poetics of Saying 'I' examines the poetics of the American poet Frank O'Hara in the context of both European and American expressionism. Placing O'Hara in relation to poets such as Rilke, Williams and Pasternak, as well as painters such as Pollock and Motherwell, the book argues that while O'Hara understands poetic form to be the result of the poet's exploration of his experience, the purpose of the resultant artifact is not to enumerate the alphabet of the mind but to reinvigorate language through which experience of the material world is, in part, mediated.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Frank O'Hara and His Critics; The Case of Marjorie Perloff; 1. ""Memorial Day 1950"" and the Poetics of Saying ""I""; 2. Second Avenue; 3. Naming Things; 4. The Self and ""In Memory of My Feelings""; 5. Love; Conclusion: After O'Hara; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-68393-864-X

1-61147-047-1

OCLC:

854976258