Words' Worth: What the Poet Does

by Claudia Brodsky

Claudia Brodsky marshals her equal expertise in literature and philosophy to redefine the terms and trajectory of the theory and interpretation of modern poetry.

Taking her cue from Wordsworth's revolutionary understanding of "real language," Brodsky unfolds a provocative new theory of poetry, a way of looking at poetry that challenges traditional assumptions. Analyzing both theory and practice, and taking in a broad swathe of writers and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501364537
• ISBN13: 9781501364532
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"