Who Killed American Poetry?: From National Obsession to Elite Possession
Brand: University of Michigan Press
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism



Dimensions: 6 x 1.2 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-0472131556
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0472131559
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Print length: 426 pages
Publication date: October 25, 2019
subtitle: Hardcover – October 25, 2019
author: Karen L. Kilcup
review: Editorial Reviews Review A 2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title -- CHOICE ― American Library Association (ALA) Choice Outstanding Academic Title "In its historical sweep, Kilcup’s original and important book reveals just how catastrophic 'gender-based standards' can be when they 'demean emotional responses to literature.' ... Essential." -- CHOICE -- J. N. Barron, The University of Southern Mississippi ― CHOICE "Kilcup has marshaled an impressive amount of evidence in making her case. More generally, those who wish to learn about the formation and transformation of taste in nineteenth-century United States or in the work of many forgotten figures whose work nevertheless remains of interest, both esthetically and historically, will find Who Killed American Poetry? a lively, informative, and provocative work of scholarship." — Women's Studies ― Women's Studies About the Author Karen L. Kilcup is Elizabeth Rosenthal Professor of English, Environmentalism & Sustainability Studies, and Women’s & Gender Studies at UNC Greensboro.