The new anthology of American poetry / edited by Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, Thomas Travisano.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Axelrod, Steven Gould, 1944-

Roman, Camille, 1948-

Travisano, Thomas, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry.

Literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (561 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Steven Gould Axelrod, Camille Roman, and Thomas Travisano continue the standard of excellence set in Volumes I and II of this extraordinary anthology. Volume III provides the most compelling and wide-ranging selection available of American poetry from 1950 to the present. Its contents are just as diverse and multifaceted as America itself and invite readers to explore the world of poetry in the larger historical context of American culture. Nearly three hundred poems allow readers to explore canonical works by such poets as Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, and Sylvia Plath, as well as song lyrics from such popular musicians as Bob Dylan and Queen Latifah. Because contemporary American culture transcends the borders of the continental United States, the anthology also includes numerous transnational poets, from Julia de Burgos to Derek Walcott. Whether they are the works of oblique avant-gardists like John Ashbery or direct, populist poets like Allen Ginsberg, all of the selections are accompanied by extensive introductions and footnotes, making the great poetry of the period fully accessible to readers for the first time.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments and a Note on the Cover Art

PART ONE. Mid-Twentieth-Century Poetry

PART TWO. Late-Twentieth-Century / Early-Twenty-first-Century Poetry

ABOUT THE EDITORS

COPYRIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-68406-3

0-8135-6290-2

0-8135-5155-2

OCLC:

820849688