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<strong>A leading critic explains what makes American poetry--a vast genre covering diverse styles, techniques, and form--distinctive. </strong>In this short and engaging volume, David Caplan proposes a new theory of American poetry. With lively writing and illuminating examples, Caplan argues that two characteristics mark the vast, contentious literature. On the one hand, several of America's major poets and critics claim that America needs a poetry equal to the country's distinctiveness. They advocate for novelty and for a break with what is perceived to be outmoded and foreign. On the other hand, American poetry welcomes techniques, styles, and traditions that originate from far beyond its borders. The force of these two competing characteristics, American poetry's emphasis on its uniqueness and its transnationalism, drives both individual accomplishment and the broader field. These two characteristic features energize American poetry, quickening its development into a great national literature that continues to inspire poets in the contemporary moment.<em>American Poetry: A Very Short Introduction </em>moves through history and honors the poets' artistry by paying close attenti

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Author

David Caplan

Publisher

Oxford University Press Academic US

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190640217

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Poetry, American Poetry, Humanities