Changing subjects : digressions in modern American poetry /

'Changing Subjects' contends that major American poets-such as Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, John Ashbery, and Lyn Hejinian-transformed verse and even changed conceptions of modern subjectivity by exploiting an ordinary rhetorical device ubiquitous in spoken language: the digression.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Reddy, Srikanth, 1973-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Moore, Marianne, > 1887-1972 > Criticism and interpretation. Hejinian, Lyn > Criticism and interpretation. Ashbery, John, > 1927-2017 > Criticism and interpretation. Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Influence. Ashbery, John, > 1927-2017 Hejinian, Lyn Moore, Marianne, > 1887-1972 Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism. Digression (Rhetoric) in literature. Poetics. Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Digression (Rhétorique) dans la littérature. Poétique. LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry. American poetry Digression (Rhetoric) in literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Poetics 1900-1999 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Summary:	'Changing Subjects' contends that major American poets-such as Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, John Ashbery, and Lyn Hejinian-transformed verse and even changed conceptions of modern subjectivity by exploiting an ordinary rhetorical device ubiquitous in spoken language: the digression.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 192 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-181).
ISBN:	9780199791088 0199791082 0199950288 9780199950287