Poetics in a New Key: Interviews and Essays Contributor(s): Perloff, Marjorie (Author), Bayot, David Jonathan y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 022619941X ISBN-13: 9780226199412 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2014008629 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.13" W x 8.97" (0.79 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Marjorie Perloff writes in her preface to Poetics in a New Key that when she learned David Jonathan Y. Bayot wanted to publish a collection of her interviews and essays, she was "at once honored and mystified." But to Perloff's surprise and her readers' delight, the resulting assembly not only presents an accessible and provocative introduction to Perloff's critical thought, but also highlights the wide range of her interests, and the energetic reassessments and new takes that have marked her academic career. The fourteen interviews in Poetics in a New Key--conducted by scholars, poets, and critics from the United States, Denmark, Norway, France, and Poland, including Charles Bernstein, H l ne Aji, and Peter Nicholls--cover a broad spectrum of topics in the study of poetry: its nature as a literary genre, its current state, and its relationship to art, politics, language, theory, and technology. Also featured in the collection are three pieces by Perloff herself: an academic memoir, an exploration of poetry pedagogy, and an essay on twenty-first-century intellectuals. But across all the interviews and essays, Perloff's distinctive personality and approach to reading and talking resound, making this new collection an inspiring resource for scholars both of poetry and writing. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bayot, David Jonathan y.: - David Jonathan Y. Bayot is associate professor of literature at De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines.Perloff, Marjorie: - Marjorie Perloff is professor of English emerita at Stanford University and the Florence R. Scott Professor of English Emerita at the University of Southern California. She is the author of many books, including, most recently, Poetics in a New Key and Unoriginal Genius, also published by the University of Chicago Press. |