The Open Boat and the Shipwreck of the Singular: American Poetry and the Democratic Ideal
A poet investigates an essential contradiction within American poetry’s counter-tradition. How is it that vanguard works of poetry and prose repeatedly re-enact foundational narratives of Americanness ? What is the wager between being self-made and being part of ? How do scenes of self-determination...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/8124 |