Muriel Rukeyser and documentary : the poetics of connection / Catherine Gander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gander, Catherine.

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rukeyser, Muriel, 1913-1980--Criticism and interpretation.

Rukeyser, Muriel.

American literature--History and criticism.

American literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 248 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: Internet from Federal Bureau of Investigation web site. Address as of 7/24/08: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/rukeyser.htm; current access available via PURL.

Summary:

This study of twentieth-century American poet Muriel Rukeyser explores the multiple avenues of her 'poetics of connection' to reveal a profound engagement with the equally intertextual documentary genre. It examines previously overlooked photo narratives, poetry, prose and archival material and demonstrates an enduring dialogue between the poet's relational aesthetics and documentary's similarly interdisciplinary and creative approach to the world. By considering the sources of documentary in Rukeyser's work, the study provides insight into her guiding poetic principles, situating her as a vital figure in the history of twentieth-century American literature and culture, and as a pioneering personality in the development of American Studies.

Contents:

Introduction

The photo-text

The lives

Documentary and the emergence of American studies

Landscape, navigation and cartography

Conclusion

Appendix : illustrations.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-7054-8

1-299-10570-X

OCLC:

828793382