Poetry of the American Renaissance: A Diverse Anthology from the Romantic Period - Softcover

Edited By Paul Kane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807616192 ISBN 13: 9780807616192

Publisher: George Braziller Inc, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1995 and out of print for several years, this is a comprehensive anthology comprised of the most important American poets who produced work during the half century between 1820-1870. Paul Kane has included not only the well-known masters, like Thoreau, Dickinson, Poe, and Whitman, but also African-American, Native American and female poets, making his book one of the most thorough and well-researched anthologies available today.

Kane's critical introduction offers historical context, along with informative head notes and helpful resources in a convenient and accessible format. There is an extensive reference section located in the back of the book, providing information for students and academics interested in further reading.

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Review:

By expanding and diversifying the canon usually associated with the American Renaissance, Paul Kane's remarkable collection offers new visions of nineteenth century American poetry, poetics, and literary culture.

--William Rossi

From the Back Cover:

This anthology, the most comprehensive available in a single volume, brings together all of the major poets of the American Renaissance along with many lesser-known poets now being rediscovered. A critical introduction situated the poetry in its historical context, informative headnotes introduce each poet, and notes to the poems provide helpful explanations to unusual words and references. This anthology, for the first time, presents the brilliant poetic legacy of the American Renaissance in a convenient and accessible format.

About this edition

• Publisher: George Braziller Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0807616192
• ISBN 13: 9780807616192
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 383