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Whitman, Melville, Crane, and the labors of American poetry : against vocation /

This volume is about the type of work that poets perform and why it matters. Challenging the divide between inspired poetic production and other apparently lesser and contingent forms of labor, this book considers the poetry of Walt Whitman the real estate dealer, Herman Melville the customs inspect...

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Main Author: Riley, Peter (Lecturer in American literature) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892 > Criticism and interpretation.
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891 > Criticism and interpretation.
Crane, Hart, > 1899-1932 > Criticism and interpretation.
Crane, Hart, > 1899-1932
Melville, Herman, > 1819-1891
Whitman, Walt, > 1819-1892
American poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Poésie américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Poésie américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
American poetry
1800-1999
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This volume is about the type of work that poets perform and why it matters. Challenging the divide between inspired poetic production and other apparently lesser and contingent forms of labor, this book considers the poetry of Walt Whitman the real estate dealer, Herman Melville the customs inspector, and Hart Crane the copywriter.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192573292
0192573292
9780191878237
0191878235