Attention equals life : the pursuit of the everyday in contemporary poetry and culture /

"Attention Equals Life examines why a quest to pay attention to daily life has increasingly become a central feature of both contemporary American poetry and the wider culture of which it is a part"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Epstein, Andrew, 1969- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:	American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism. American poetry > 21st century > History and criticism. Civilization in literature. Banality (Philosophy) in literature. Realism in literature. Attention > Social aspects > United States. Realism > Social aspects > United States. Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Civilisation dans la littérature. Banalité (Philosophie) dans la littérature. Réalisme dans la littérature. Attention > Aspect social > États-Unis. Réalisme > Aspect social > États-Unis. LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry. American poetry Banality (Philosophy) in literature Civilization in literature Realism in literature United States Alltag > Motiv Kultur Lyrik USA 1900-2099 Electronic books. Literary criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc. Literary criticism. Critiques littéraires.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction: the poetics of everyday life since 1945
The crisis of attention, everyday life theory, and contemporary poetry
"Each day so different, yet still alike": James Schuyler and the elusive everyday
"Tthe tiny invites attention": A.R. Ammons's quotidian muse
Writing the maternal everyday: Bernadette Mayer and her "daughters" (Hoa Nguyen, Susan Holbrook, Laynie Browne)
"There is no content here, only dailiness": poetry as critique of everyday life in Ron Silliman's Ketjak
Everyday life projects in contemporary poetry and culture (Kenneth Goldsmith, Claudia Rankine, Brenda Coultas, Harryette Mullen)
Conclusion: Claudia Rankine's citizen and beyond.