On Modern Poetry: From Theory to Total Criticism

by Robert Rowland Smith

Book Overview

All too often, the history of poetry criticism in the 20th Century is told as a tale of two sides. While 'Lit crit' pored over the author's every line, 'Theory' stood on the shoulder of texts to gaze into the metaphysical mists.

Drawing on the key insights of both Lit crit and Theory, On Modern Poetry tries to get beyond the opposition between them, proposing instead a 'total criticism' that draws on all resources available. It combines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441174222
• ISBN13: 9781441174222
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"