Poetry and Cultural Studies: A Reader

This volume is the first of its kind to collect classic and contemporary work focused on the intersection of poetry and cultural studies, reaching from Wordsworth's "Preface to Lyrical Ballads" and W. E. B. Du Bois's "Of the Sorrow Songs" to present-day essays on rap lyrics, queer poetry, folk poetry, and beyond. Rethinking notions of poetic experiences and their roles in popular or mass culture, these essays effectively delineate the relationship...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252076087
• ISBN13: 9780252076084
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"