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Expressivity in Modern Poetry
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2019
Summary
Expressivity in Modern Poetry explores three interrelated subjects. The first is a general exposition of the radical or deeply realistic aspects of the poetry and visual arts of the modem period. The focus is on the works of Ezra Pound as understood through a prism of postmodern thought. The second subject is the poetry and poetics of Charles Olson, a pivotal figure during the transition from modernism to postmodemism. The third subject is contemporary innovative poetry with special attention to transcultural, neobarroco, and language-centered aspects of composition. The grounding for this section is found in the works of William Carlos Williams, Aime Cesaire, and Jose Lezama Lima. A reversal of the relation between the center and periphery-decentering the New York-to-Paris vector-is crucial for understanding the Caribbean as a seedbed for both innovative and identity-based poetics. Wellman's purpose is to amplify the cultural importance of expressivity in a field where critical discussion is often dominated by constructivism and conceptualism. Expressivity in Modern Poetry offers a new reading of the relation between twentieth-century modernism and contemporary poetic practice.
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Edition
1/2019
Copyright Year
2019
ISBN-Print
978-1-68393-118-8
ISBN-Online
978-1-68393-119-5
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
294
Product Type
Monograph
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Foreword No access
Note from the Author No access
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Preface No access
Section One. RADICAL REALISM No access Pages 1 - 66
Section Two. JARRING EFFECTS: CHARLES OLSON AND THE POETICS OF INCOMMENSURABLE REALITIES No access Pages 67 - 166
Section Three. BAROQUE THREADS: STUDIES IN IMMANENCE No access Pages 167 - 260
