
A History of Free Verse
Chris Beyers(Author)
University of Arkansas Press
Will be published approx. on 30. January 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-1-55728-702-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the most salient and misunderstood aspect of twentieth-century poetry, free verse. Although the form is generally approached as if it were one indissoluble lump, it is actually a group of differing poetic genres proceeding from much different assumptions. Separate chapters on T.S. Eliot, Wallace Stevens, H.D., and William Carlos Williams elucidate many of these assumptions and procedures, while other chapters address more general theoretical questions and trace the continuity of Modern poetics in contemporary poetry. Taking a historical and aesthetic approach, this study demonstrates that many of the forms considered to have been invented in the Modern period actually extend underappreciated traditions. Not only does this book examine the classical influence on Modern poetry, it also features discussions of the poetics of John Milton, Abraham Cowley, Matthew Arnold, and a host of lesser-known poets. Throughout it is an investigation of the prosodic issues that free verse foregrounds, particularly those focusing on the reader's part in interpreting poetic rhythm.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Fayetteville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
449 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55728-702-1 (9781557287021)
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Beyers Chris Beyers
History of Free Verse
E-Book
01/2001
1st Edition
University of Arkansas Press
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Person
Chris Beyers is currently an assistant professor at Assumption College in Massachusetts where he teaches literature, composition, and poetry. A History of Free Verse is Beyers's first published book.