{"product_id":"21-19-contemporary-poets-in-the-nineteenth-century-archive-9781571313775","title":"21 19: Contemporary Poets in the Nineteenth-Century Archive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe nineteenth century is often viewed as a golden age of American literature, a historical moment when national identity was emergent and ideals such as freedom, democracy, and individual agency were promising, even if belied in reality by violence and hypocrisy. The writers of this \"American Renaissance\"--Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Emerson, and Dickinson, among many others--produced a body of work that has been both celebrated and contested by following generations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the twenty-first century unfolds in a United States characterized by deep divisions, diminished democracy, and dramatic transformation of identities, the co-editors of this singular book approached a dozen North American poets, asking them to engage with texts by their predecessors in a manner that avoids both aloofness from the past and too-easy elegy. The resulting essays dwell provocatively on the border between the lyrical and the scholarly, casting fresh critical light on the golden age of American literature and exploring a handful of texts not commonly included in its canon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA polyvocal collection that reflects the complexity of the cross-temporal encounter it enacts, \u003cem\u003e21 19\u003c\/em\u003e offers a re-reading of the \"American Renaissance\" and new possibilities for imaginative critical practice today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Manglis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571313775","brand":"Milkweed Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273945546889,"sku":"9781571313775","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_540a6f08-53f5-4a30-89f8-57aa1dc9fc1a.jpg?v=1736842809","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/21-19-contemporary-poets-in-the-nineteenth-century-archive-9781571313775","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}