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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826015903321

Autore

Dowdy Michael

Titolo

American political poetry in the 21st century / / Michael Dowdy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, c2007

ISBN

1-281-36265-4

9786611362652

0-230-60430-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2007.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

American literature in the twenty-first century

Disciplina

811.609358

Soggetti

Political poetry, American - History and criticism

American poetry - 21st century - History and criticism

American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Political Poetry in the United States; 1 Embodied Agency; 2 Equivocal Agency; 3 Migratory Agency; 4 Contestatory Urban Agency; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.