The Cambridge History of American Poetry

by Stephen Burt

Book Overview

The Cambridge History of American Poetry offers a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their beginnings until the end of the twentieth century. Bringing together the insights of fifty distinguished scholars, this literary history emphasizes the complex roles that poetry has played in American cultural and intellectual life, detailing the variety of ways in which both public and private forms of poetry have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107003369
• ISBN13: 9781107003361
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1326 Pages
• Weight: 3.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"