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The Situation of Poetry: Contemporary Poetry and Its Traditions
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Situation of Poetry: Contemporary Poetry and Its Traditions
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Robert Pinsky
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| Series | Princeton Essays in Literature |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:200 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - poetry and poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691013527
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.009 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
21 October 1978 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
In this book Robert Pinsky writes about contemporary poetry as it reflects its modernist and Romantic past. He isolates certain persistent ideas about poetry's situation relative to life and focuses on the conflict the poet faces between the nature of words and poetic forms on one side, and the nature of experience on the other. The author ranges f
Reviews"The mind at work in The Situation of Poetry is lively, fresh, and critical without being obsessed by the rigor of criticism. [Pinsky's] comments are brief, vivid, distinct... and his taste is excellent."--Denis Donoghue, The New York Times Book Review "No one can read Pinsky's writing without being provoked to thought."--Helen Vendler, The Nation
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