From 'open field' to the internet, and via concrete and experimental poetry, this book draws out connections between the turn towards ideas of space in cultural and social theory and developments in contemporary poetry. Readings of a range of poets from the UK and the USA explore the relationship be
Ideas of space in contemporary poetry
โ Scribed by Davidson, Ian
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 209
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
From 'open field' to the internet, and via concrete and experimental poetry, this book draws out connections between the turn towards ideas of space in cultural and social theory and developments in contemporary poetry. Readings of a range of poets from the UK and the USA explore the relationship between their work, the processes and politics of globalization and issues of nationality, identity, language and geography.
โฆ Table of Contents
List of Illustrations --
Foreword
P. Barry --
Introduction --
Aesthetics of Space: Cubism to Language Poetry --
Spatial Theories and Poetic Practices --
The Space Age: The 1950s to the 1970s --
Histories of Selves: Space, Identity and Subjectivity --
Space and Identity --
Now You See It: Visual Poetry and the Space of the Page --
Through the Looking Glass: Poetry in Virtual Worlds --
Works Cited --
Index.
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