American Political Poetry in the 21st Century

Zusatztext "American Political Poetry into the Twenty-First Century creates a new kind of discourse. Inclusive in its assessment of much 20th century U.S. poetry, the book reads mainstream poets alongside a number of Latina/o writers, the culture of poetry Michael Dowdy finds much more active politically. His concluding section takes on the issue of whether or not academic study can legitimate hip-hopo, clearly the most political of current poetry forms. This is a truly helpful book." - Linda Wagner-Martin, Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English & Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL DOWDY is an adjunct assistant professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA. Klappentext Dowdy uncovers and analyzes the primary rhetorical strategies, particularly figures of voice, in American political poetry from the Vietnam War-era to the present. He brings together a unique and diverse collection of poets, including an innovative section on hip hop performance. Zusammenfassung Dowdy uncovers and analyzes the primary rhetorical strategies! particularly figures of voice! in American political poetry from the Vietnam War-era to the present. He brings together a unique and diverse collection of poets! including an innovative section on hip hop performance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Embodied Agency Equivocal Agency Migratory Agency Contestatory Urban Agency

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"American Political Poetry into the Twenty-First Century creates a new kind of discourse. Inclusive in its assessment of much 20th century U.S. poetry, the book reads mainstream poets alongside a number of Latina/o writers, the culture of poetry Michael Dowdy finds much more active politically. His concluding section takes on the issue of whether or not academic study can legitimate hip-hopo, clearly the most political of current poetry forms. This is a truly
helpful book." - Linda Wagner-Martin, Frank Borden Hanes Professor of English
& Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

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• Authors: M Dowdy, M. Dowdy, Michael Dowdy
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.06.2007
• EAN: 9781403976444
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-7644-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: American Literature Readings in the Twenty-First Century; American Literature Readings i; American Literature Readings in the 21st Century; American Literature Readings in the 21st Century; American Literature Readings i
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; B, Cultural Studies, Poetry, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Culture—Study and teaching, Poetry and Poetics, Literature, Modern—20th century, Twentieth-Century Literature, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, America—Literatures, North American Literature