The Penguin Anthology Of 20th Century American Poetry by Rita Dove

A wide-ranging anthology gathering major and lesser-known American poems from the twentieth century, organized to trace shifts in style, form, and subject across modernism, the Harlem Renaissance, confessional and Beat movements, and late-century experimental voices; it offers selections that highlight cultural, racial, and gender diversity, with contextual notes and brief biographies to situate each poet and illustrate how historical events and evolving aesthetics shaped American poetic expression.

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Published
2011
Nationality
American
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Unknown
Pages
1000-1200 pages
Original Language
English
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- The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry
- The Penguin Anthology of 20th-Century American Poetry
- The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry

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