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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465371503321

Autore

Epstein Andrew <1969->

Titolo

Beautiful enemies [[electronic resource] ] : friendship and postwar American poetry / / Andrew Epstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006

ISBN

0-19-538898-4

9786611159009

1-281-15900-X

0-19-534356-5

1-4294-5913-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (376 p.)

Disciplina

811/.5409353

Soggetti

American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

Friendship in literature

Electronic books.

United States Intellectual life 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-344) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Situating the avant-garde in postwar America: community, individualism, and Cold War culture -- Emerson, pragmatism, and the "new American poetry" -- "my force is in mobility": selfhood and friendship in Frank O'Hara's poetry -- Growing up with our brothers all around: John Ashbery and the interpersonal -- Amiri Baraka and the poetics of turning away -- "Against the speech of friends": Baraka's white friend blues -- "A rainy wool Frankie and Johnny": O'Hara, Ashbery, and the paradoxes of friendship.

Sommario/riassunto

Abbreviations  Introduction  1. Situation the Avant-Garde in Postwar America  Community, Individualism, and Cold War Culture  2. Emerson, Pragmatism, and the ""New American Poetry""  3. ""My Force Is in Mobility""  Selfhood and Friendship in Frank O'Hara's Poetry  4. Growing Up with Our Brothers All Around  John Ashbery and the Interpersonal  5. Amiri Baraka and the Poetics of Turning Away  6. ""Against the Speech of Friends""  Baraka's White Friend Blues  7. ""A Rainy Wool Frankie and Johnny""  O'Hara, Ashbery, and the Paradoxes of Friendship  



Conclusion  Notes  Works Cited  Index