Matter of Capital: Poetry and Crisis in the American Century

Christopher Nealon's reexamination of North America's poetry in English, from Ezra Pound and W. H. Auden to younger poets of the present day, argues persuasively that the central literary project of the past century was to explore the relationship between poetry and capitalism--its impact on individuals, communities, and cultures.

Author: Christopher Nealon
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 04/01/2011
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780674058729