How did poetry survive? the making of modern American verse / John Timberman Newcomb.

Author/creator Newcomb, John Timberman
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press,
Descriptionxi, 338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
American poetry--20th century. --History and criticism.
Modernism (Literature)--United States.
Poetry--Authorship. --Psychological aspects.
Poets, American--20th century. --Psychology.
Social change in literature.
Social conflict in literature.
City and town life in literature.
Technology in literature.

Portion of title Making of modern American verse
Contents Introduction. A modernism of the city -- Inventing the new verse -- American poetry on the brink, 1905-1912 -- Poetry's opening door : Harriet Monroe and American modernism -- Young, blithe, and whimsical : the avant-gardism of the masses -- There is always others : experimental verse and "ulterior social result" -- Volunteers of America, 1917 : the seven arts and the Great War -- Keys to the city -- Gutter and skyline : the new verse and the metropolitan cityscape -- Footprints of the 20th century : American skyscrapers, modern poems -- Subway fare : toward a poetics of rapid transit.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [303]-326) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011027792
ISBN9780252036798 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780252093906 (e-book)

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