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American Poetry: The Modernist Ideal

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Clive Bloom

    1. Middlesex University, England

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  2. Brian Docherty

    1. Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, England

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Clive Bloom
    Pages 1-9

  3. H.D. (Hilda Doolittle)

    • David Seed
    Pages 10-27

  4. Ezra Pound

    • Ian F. A. Bell
    Pages 28-46

  5. Hart Crane

    • Gregory Woods
    Pages 47-61

  6. William Carlos Williams

    • Alistair Wisker
    Pages 62-80

  7. Wallace Stevens

    • Pat Righelato
    Pages 81-92

  8. Kenneth Rexroth

    • Thomas Evans
    Pages 93-104

  9. Marianne Moore

    • Lorrayne Carroll
    Pages 105-119

  10. e. e. cummings

    • Brian Docherty
    Pages 120-130

  11. Objectivism

    • Richard Bradbury
    Pages 131-142

  12. Frank O’Hara

    • Eric Mottram
    Pages 143-166

  13. Charles Olson

    • Gavin Selerie
    Pages 167-198

  14. Allen Ginsberg

    • Brian Docherty
    Pages 199-217

  15. Edward Dorn

    • Geoff Ward
    Pages 218-231

  16. Robert Creeley

    • Alistair Wisker
    Pages 232-252

  17. Denise Levertov

    • Nancy K. Gish
    Pages 253-270

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 271-274
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About this book

Tracing its origins back to Walt Whitman, the Modernist tradition in American poetry is driven by the same concern to engage with the world in revolutionary terms, inspired by the concept of democracy vital to the American dream. But this tradition is not confined to a few writers at the beginning of the century: instead it has been an enduring force, extending from coast to coast and of varying hues: Imagist, Objectivist, Beat. International in flavour but shaped by the language and conditions of America, this poetry continues to speak to us today. This collection of specially commissioned essays brings together leading scholars and critics to define the American Modernist canon, providing a range of perspectives helpful to all those interested in this fascinating poetry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Middlesex University, England

    Clive Bloom

  • Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, England

    Brian Docherty

About the editors

Clive Bloom is Emeritus Professor of English and American Studies at Middlesex University, UK. Widely published and Series Editor of Palgrave Macmillan's Crime Files series, he is the author of Violent London and Riot City, amongst many other titles.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: American Poetry: The Modernist Ideal

  • Editors: Clive Bloom, Brian Docherty

  • Series Title: Insights

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24057-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-53289-8Published: 28 June 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-24057-9Published: 12 September 1995

  • Series ISSN: 2947-2830

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-2849

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 274

  • Topics: Poetry and Poetics

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