Race and the Avant-Garde: Experimental and Asian American Poetry Since 1965

by Timothy Yu

A groundbreaking study of contemporary American poetry, Race and the Avant-Garde changes the way we think about race and literature. Examining two of the most exciting developments in recent American writing, Timothy Yu juxtaposes the works of experimental language poets and Asian American poets-concerned primarily with issues of social identity centered around discourses of race. Yu delves into the 1960s social upheaval to trace how Language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804759979
• ISBN13: 9780804759977
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"