The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature.
Table of Content
Introduction PART I: 1: Constructing the Suburbs 2: Suburban Tastes PART II 3: The ‘Poet Laureate of Suburbia’ 4: Suburban Landscapes 5: The Look of the Suburbs 6: On the Margins Conclusion: The Song of the Suburbs
About the author
Jo Gil is Senior Lecturer in 20th Century Literature and Director of Education at the University of Exeter.
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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 225 ● ISBN 9781137340238 ● File size 1.8 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● City New York ● Country US ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 3091356 ● Copy protection Social DRM