Walks in the World: Representation and Experience in Modern American Poetry
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Walks in the World: Representation and Experience in Modern American Poetry
By (Author) Roger Gilbert
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000
811.5
Physical Properties
Paperback
302
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
425g
Description
In the twentieth century no form of experience has been more frequently taken up by poets eager to capture both the openness and fluidity of life and the aesthetic closure of an artwork than that of a walk. Examining the walk poem, Roger Gilbert contends that at its heart is the "desire to keep what we have lived." What is the appeal of the walk po
Reviews
"Walks in the World will certainly influence the discussion of American poetry for years to come."Lee Edelman, Tufts University
