Overheard Voices: Address and Subjectivity in Postmodern American Poetry - Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory

Keniston, Ann

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Publisher's Synopsis

Overheard Voices examines poetic address and in particular apostrophe (the address of absent or inanimate others) in the work of four post-World War II American poets, with a focus on loss, desire, figuration, audience, and subjectivity. By approaching these crucial issues from an unexpected angle--through a study of the seldom-examined lyric "you"--Overheard Voices offers new insight into both contemporary lyric and the lyric genre more generally. The book offers detailed readings of Sylvia Plath, James Merrill, Louise Glück, and Frank Bidart.

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Book information

ISBN:	9781138833319
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	12 Sep 2014
DEWEY:	811.5409
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	172
Weight:	272g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	13mm