John Ashbery : An Introduction to the Poetry / David Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shapiro, David, author.

Series:

Columbia Introductions to Twentieth-Century American Poetry

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1979]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An introduction to the major works, themes, and ideas of the poet John Ashbery.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Prolegomenon: The Mirror Staged

1. The Meaning of Meaninglessness

2. The Early Work

3. The Period of Collage: The Tennis Court Oath

4. The Poetry of Parody: Rivers and Mountains

5. "The Skaters": An Analysis

6. Meditations on Probability: Three Poems

Conclusion

Biographical Note

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-88496-6

OCLC:

1100429422