Poetry wars : verse and politics in the American Revolution and Early Republic /

The pen was as mighty as the musket during the American Revolution, as poets waged literary war against politicians, journalists, and each other. Drawing on hundreds of poems, Poetry Wars reconstructs the important public role of poetry in the early republic and examines the reciprocal relationship...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wells, Colin, 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
1783-1850
American poetry > 1783-1850 > History and criticism.
Political poetry, American > History and criticism.
Politics in literature.
Verse satire, American > History and criticism.
Poésie américaine > 1783-1850 > Histoire et critique.
Poésie politique américaine > Histoire et critique.
Poésie satirique américaine > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
American poetry
Political poetry, American
Politics in literature
Verse satire, American
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Poetics of Resistance
  • Chapter 2. War and Literary War
  • Chapter 3. Poetry and Conspiracy
  • Chapter 4. The Language of Liberty
  • Chapter 5. The Voice of the People
  • Chapter 6. Mirror Images
  • Chapter 7. The Triumph of Democracy
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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