The Social Life of Poetry: Appalachia, Race, and Radical Modernism (Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics)
β Scribed by Chris Green
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 296
- Series
- Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Winner of the 2009 Weatherford Award for Best Non-Fiction Book about Appalachia!From Jewish publishers to Appalachian poets, Greenβs cultural study reveals the role of βmountain whitesβ in American racial history. Part One (1880-1935) explores the networks that created American pluralism, revealing Appalachiaβs essential role in shaping Americaβs understanding of African Americans, Anglos, Jews, Southerners, and Immigrants. Drawing upon archival research and deft close readings of poems, Part Two (1934-1946) delves into the inner-workings of literary history and shows how diverse alliances used four books of poetry about Appalachia to change Americaβs notion of race, region, and pluralism.
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