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- About this book
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The first scholarly study of the rich body of poetry that emerged from the post-war American suburbs, Gill evaluates the work of forty poets, including Anne Sexton, Langston Hughes, and John Updike. Combining textual analysis and archival research, this book offers a new perspective on the field of twentieth-century American literature.
- About the authors
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Jo Gil is Senior Lecturer in 20th Century Literature and Director of Education at the University of Exeter.
- Reviews
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“Jo Gill has produced the first careful study of US poets responding to post-World War II suburbanization. … Poetics of the American Suburbs should initiate new research on the material and cultural histories of suburbs … . a commendable contribution to Palgrave/Macmillan’s Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics series.” (Peter Schmidt, ALH Review, January, 2016)
"The Poetics of the American Suburbs successfully dismisses the stereotype that the suburbs are places of little or no significance, and shows how poetry 'made in suburbia' is in fact thriving, critical, evocative, and boldly innovative. Gill convincingly tells a tale of many voices, many years and many perspectives, which beautifully uncovers the ever-pumping heart of modern American suburbia, behind its white-washed fences, and its manicured lawns." - Birmingham Journal of Literature and Language
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-18
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Constructing the Suburbs
Pages 21-50
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Suburban Tastes
Pages 51-69
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The “Poet Laureate” of Suburbia
Pages 73-106
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Suburban Landscapes
Pages 107-128
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Poetics of the American Suburbs
- Authors
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- Jo Gill
- Series Title
- Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Jo Gill
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-34023-8
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137340238
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-34022-1
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-46478-4
- Series ISSN
- 2634-6052
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 225
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