| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 219 pages) : facsimiles |
| Series |
Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics |
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Modern and contemporary poetry and poetics
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| Contents |
The true forms of things: cratylism and American poetry -- Substantial words: Walt Whitman and the power of names -- The linguistic ultimate: Laura (Riding) Jackson and the language of truth -- A state destroys a noun: Charles Olson and objectism -- Coda: Language poetry and neo-cratylism |
| Summary |
This book takes up the utopian desire for a perfect language of words that give direct expression to the real, known in Western thought as Cratylism, and its impact on the social visions and poetic projects of three of the most intellectually ambitious of American writers: Walt Whitman, Laura (Riding) Jackson, and Charles Olson |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-202) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Jackson, Laura (Riding), 1901-1991 fast |
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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970 fast |
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Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 fast |
| Subject |
American poetry -- History and criticism
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Poetry -- Social aspects -- United States
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Sociolinguistics -- United States
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Poetics.
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Literary studies: poetry & poets -- USA.
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Literary studies: general -- USA.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Poetry.
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Literature.
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American poetry
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Poetics
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Poetry -- Social aspects
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Sociolinguistics
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230620407 |
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023062040X |
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