Fishing by obstinate isles
Subtitle: modern and postmodern British poetry and American readers
By: Keith Tuma.
Series: Avant-garde and modernism studies
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: English poetry -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Modernism (Literature) -- English-speaking countries; Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Literature, Comparative -- English and American; Literature, Comparative -- American and English; English poetry -- Appreciation -- United States; Postmodernism (Literature) -- English-speaking countries; American poetry -- English influences
Description: This text investigates modern British poetry and the death of that poetry in American critical circles. It explores the relations of British and American poetries, challenging reductive American views of British poetry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-292) and index.