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Author:

McHale, Brian.

Title:

The obligation toward the difficult whole : postmodernist long poems / Brian McHale.

Publisher:

University of Alabama Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

xiv, 312 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
Postmodernism (Literature)--United States.
Literary form--History--20th century.
Meaning (Philosophy) in literature.
Readability (Literary style)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-298) and index.

Contents:

1: The obligation toward the difficult whole -- Angels in America: James Merrill's The changing light at sandover -- Pop (up) figures: Melvin Tolson's Harlem Gallery and Edward Dorn's Gunslinger -- 4: Archaeologies of knowledge: Geoffrey Hill's Mercian hymns and Armand Schwerner's The tablets -- 5: How (not) to read a postmodernist long poem: John Ashbery's "The skaters" -- 6: Will the revolution be televised? Thomas McGrath's Letter to an imaginary friend and Bruce Andrew's "confidence trick" -- 7: The silent woman: Susan Howe's The Europe of trust -- Elements of postmodernist poetry.

Series:

Modern and contemporary poetics

ISBN:

9780817350376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0817350373 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780817313050 (cloth : alk. paper)
0817313052 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52547494

LCCN:

2003010221

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)