Rachel Trousdale, ed. Humor in Modern American Poetry

Rachel Trousdale, ed. Humor in Modern American Poetry

Rachel Trousdale, ed. Humor in Modern American Poetry New York: Bloomsbury, 2017. Pp. 240. ISBN: 9781501334733. Natasha Anderson Laughter is the best medicine, yet laughter’s central role in modernist poetry is far from common knowledge. The eleven essays collected in Humor in Modern American Poetry...

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Published in:European Journal of American Studies 2019-07
Main Author: Anderson, Natasha
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Comedies
Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886)
Essays
Humor
McGinley, Phyllis
Modernism
Poetry
Pound, Ezra (1885-1972)
Writers
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Summary:Rachel Trousdale, ed. Humor in Modern American Poetry New York: Bloomsbury, 2017. Pp. 240. ISBN: 9781501334733. Natasha Anderson Laughter is the best medicine, yet laughter’s central role in modernist poetry is far from common knowledge. The eleven essays collected in Humor in Modern American Poetry therefore offer a timely look at the numerous manifestations of lyrical humor. The ten authors featured in this book explore a wide spectrum of comedic elements employed by such diverse writers as...
ISSN:1991-9336
1991-9336