modernism, transnationalism, and synthetic vernacular writing Hart, Matthew Ph.D creator text nyu New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xiv, 240 p.). What happens when poets combine vernacular language with the spirit of modernity? Can a poem be cosmopolitanism and vernacular at the same time? This book answers these questions through case studies of Scottish, English, and 'Black Atlantic' poetries from the landmark modernist year of 1922 through the mid 1970s. specialized Matthew Hart. Includes bibliographical references and index. English poetry 20th century History and criticism American poetry 20th century History and criticism Poetry, Modern 20th century History and criticism Modernism (Literature) English-speaking countries Postcolonialism in literature Transnationalism in literature PR605.M63 821.9109114 9780199776191 (ebook) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390339.001.0001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390339.001.0001 StDuBDS 100505 20150804193936.0 EDZ0000076103