The Marginalization of Poetry: Language Writing and Literary HistoryLanguage writing, the most controversial avant-garde movement in contemporary American poetry, appeals strongly to writers and readers interested in the politics of postmodernism and in iconoclastic poetic form. Drawing on materials from popular culture, avoiding the standard stylistic indications of poetic lyricism, and using nonsequential sentences are some of the ways in which language writers make poetry a more open and participatory process for the readers. Reading this kind of writing, however, may not come easily in a culture where poetry is treated as property of a special class. It is this barrier that Bob Perelman seeks to break down in this fascinating and comprehensive account of the language writing movement. A leading language writer himself, Perelman offers insights into the history of the movement and discusses the political and theoretical implications of the writing. He provides detailed readings of work by Lyn Hejinian, Ron Silliman, and Charles Bernstein, among many others, and compares it to a wide range of other contemporary and modern American poetry. |
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Language Writing and Literary History Bob Perelman. BOB PERELMAN The Marginalization of Poetry Language Writing and Literary History PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS , PRINCETON , NEW JERSEY Copyright © 1996 by Princeton University Press ...
... literary history / by Bob Perelman . p . cm . Includes index . ISBN 0-691-02139-2 ( CL : alk . paper ) . — ISBN 0-691-02138-4 ( PB : alk . paper ) 1. American poetry - 20th century - History and criticism — Theory , etc. 2. Language and ...
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Contents
The Marginalization of Poetry | 3 |
Language Writing and Literary History | 11 |
Here and Now on Paper The Avantgarde Particulars of Robert Grenier | 38 |
Parataxis and Narrative The New Sentence in Theory and Practice | 59 |
Write the Power Orthography and Community | 79 |
Building a More Powerful Vocabulary Bruce Andrews and the World Trade Center | 96 |
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