| Poetry on and Off the Page: Essays for Emergent Occasions Contributor(s): Perloff, Marjorie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810115611 ISBN-13: 9780810115613 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Literary/cultural criticism. Committed to the notion that, in John Ashbery's words, "You can't say it that way anymore", Poetry on & off the Page describes the formation and transformations of literary and artistic discourses, and traces these discourses as they have evolved in their dialogue with history, culture, and society. The volume is testimony to the important role that contemporary artistic practice will continue to play as we move into the twenty-first century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry |
| Dewey: 811.509 |
| LCCN: 97050432 |
| Series: Avant-Garde and Modernism Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6" W x 8.93" (1.14 lbs) 1538 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourteen essays that make up this collection have as their common theme a reconsideration of the role historical and cultural change has played in the evolution of twentieth-century poetry and poetics. Committed to the notion that, in John Ashbery's words, You can't say it that way anymore, Poetry On & Off the Page describes the formations and transformations of literary and artistic discourses, and traces these discourses as they have evolved in their dialogue with history, culture, and society. The volume is testimony to the important role that contemporary artistic practice will continue to play as we move into the twenty-first century. |