The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry Paperback - 2013
by Rita Dove
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In time for the holiday season, a beautiful paperback edition of Penguin’s landmark poetry anthology
Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States, introduces readers to the most significant and compelling poems of the past hundred years in The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry. Now available in paperback, this indispensable volume represents the full spectrum of aesthetic sensibilitieswith varying styles, voices, themes, and cultureswhile balancing important poems with vital periods of each poet. Featuring earlier works by Robert Frost, James Weldon Johnson, and Wallace Stevens along with examples from the new generation of critically acclaimed poets, including A. E. Stallings, Terrance Hayes, and Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Dove’s selections paint a dynamic and cohesive portrait of modern American poetry.
Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate of the United States, introduces readers to the most significant and compelling poems of the past hundred years in The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry. Now available in paperback, this indispensable volume represents the full spectrum of aesthetic sensibilitieswith varying styles, voices, themes, and cultureswhile balancing important poems with vital periods of each poet. Featuring earlier works by Robert Frost, James Weldon Johnson, and Wallace Stevens along with examples from the new generation of critically acclaimed poets, including A. E. Stallings, Terrance Hayes, and Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, Dove’s selections paint a dynamic and cohesive portrait of modern American poetry.
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- Title The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry
- Author Rita Dove
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 656
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group
- Date 2013
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0143121480I3N10
- ISBN 9780143121480 / 0143121480
- Weight 1.8 lbs (0.82 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.4 in (24.13 x 16.00 x 3.56 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects American poetry - 20th century
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.508