{"product_id":"a-history-of-free-verse-9781557287021","title":"A History of Free Verse","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the most salient and misunderstood aspect of twentieth-century poetry  free verse. Although the form is generally approached as if it were one indissoluble lump  it is actually a group of differing poetic genres proceeding from much different assumptions. Separate chapters on T.S. Eliot  Wallace Stevens  H.D.  and William Carlos Williams elucidate many of these assumptions and procedures  while other chapters address more general theoretical questions and trace the continuity of Modern poetics in contemporary poetry. Taking a historical and aesthetic approach  this study demonstrates that many of the forms considered to have been invented in the Modern period actually extend underappreciated traditions. Not only does this book examine the classical influence on Modern poetry  it also features discussions of the poetics of John Milton  Abraham Cowley  Matthew Arnold  and a host of lesser-known poets. Throughout it is an investigation of the prosodic issues that free verse foregrounds  particularly those focusing on the readers part in interpreting poetic rhythm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666404859957,"sku":"ByrdShop_1557287023","price":76.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781557287021.jpg?v=1782430823","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-history-of-free-verse-9781557287021","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}