From modernism to postmodernism : American poetry and theory in the twentieth century
by
 
Ashton, Jennifer, 1964-

Title
From modernism to postmodernism : American poetry and theory in the twentieth century

Author
Ashton, Jennifer, 1964-

ISBN
9780521855044

Personal Author
Ashton, Jennifer, 1964-

Publication Information
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Physical Description
x, 201 ; 24 cm.

Series
Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; v. [149]

Series Title
Cambridge studies in American literature and culture ; v. [149]

Contents
Introduction: Modernism's new literalism -- Gertrude Stein for anyone -- Making the rose red: Stein, proper names, and the critique of indeterminacy -- Laura (Riding) Jackson and the New Criticism -- Modernism's old literalism: Pound, Williams, Zukofsky, and the objectivist critique of metaphor -- Authorial inattention: Donald Davidson's literalism, Jorie Graham's materialism, and cognitive science's embodied minds.

Subject Term
American poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
 
Modernism (Literature) -- United States.
 
Postmodernism (Literature) -- United States.


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