America, a Prophecy,: A New Reading of American Poetry from Pre-Columbian Times to the Present

by George Quasha

Book Overview

Celebrated, controversial, influential, this highly unconventional and grounbreaking anthology of American poetry was widely read throughout the '70s and early '80s. Stressing the visionary and the experimental as essential American values, it "maps" diverse poetic forms and literary milieus, bringing together: poets from all styles and schools, men and women equally; innovative poets (Beats, Black Mountain, etc.), academics, Native Americans, Blacks,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039471976X
• ISBN13: 9780394719764
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Vintage Books USA
• Length: 603 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.