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Author:

Westover, Jeffrey W.

Title:

The colonial moment : discoveries and settlements in modern American poetry / Jeffrey W. Westover.

Publisher:

Northern Illinois University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2004

Description:

237 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
Colonies in literature.
Nationalism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Poésie américaine--20e siècle--Histoire et critique.
Colonies dans la littérature.
Nationalisme et littérature--États-Unis--Histoire--20e siècle.
Postcolonialisme dans la littérature.
Impérialisme dans la littérature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-225) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : discoveries and settlements in modern American poetry -- Marianne Moore's geography of origins -- Nation and enunciation in the work of William Carlos Williams -- National forgetting and remembering in the poetry of Robert Frost -- Empire and America in the poetry of Hart Crane -- Fragmentation and diaspora in the work of Langston Hughes -- Epilogue : "We the People" in an imperial republic.

ISBN:

9780875803258 (acid-free paper)
0875803253 (acid-free paper)

LCCN:

2003027082

Locations:

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

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)