Power, Plain English, and the Rise of Modern Poetry

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism
Cover of the book Power, Plain English, and the Rise of Modern Poetry by Prof. David Rosen, Yale University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Prof. David Rosen ISBN: 9780300129489
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Prof. David Rosen
ISBN: 9780300129489
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: October 1, 2008
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
In this engaging book David Rosen offers a radically new account of Modern poetry and revises our understanding of its relation to Romanticism. British poets from Wordsworth to Auden attempted to present themselves simultaneously as persons of power and as moral voices in their communities. The modern lyric derives its characteristic complexities-psychological, ethical, formal-from the extraordinary difficulty of this effort.
The low register of our language-a register of short, concrete, native words arranged in simple syntax-is deeply implicated in this story. Rosen shows how the peculiar reputation of “plain English” for truthfulness is employed by Modern poets to conceal the rift between their (probably irreconcilable) ambitions for themselves. 
With a deep appreciation for poetic accomplishment and a wonderful iconoclasm, Rosen sheds new light on the innovative as well as the self-deceptive aspects of Modern poetry. This book alters our understanding of the history of poetry in the English language.
In this engaging book David Rosen offers a radically new account of Modern poetry and revises our understanding of its relation to Romanticism. British poets from Wordsworth to Auden attempted to present themselves simultaneously as persons of power and as moral voices in their communities. The modern lyric derives its characteristic complexities-psychological, ethical, formal-from the extraordinary difficulty of this effort.
The low register of our language-a register of short, concrete, native words arranged in simple syntax-is deeply implicated in this story. Rosen shows how the peculiar reputation of “plain English” for truthfulness is employed by Modern poets to conceal the rift between their (probably irreconcilable) ambitions for themselves. 
With a deep appreciation for poetic accomplishment and a wonderful iconoclasm, Rosen sheds new light on the innovative as well as the self-deceptive aspects of Modern poetry. This book alters our understanding of the history of poetry in the English language.

More books from Yale University Press

Cover of the book The Fifth Impossibility: Essays on Exile and Language by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Profit with Honor by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Creating the Administrative Constitution: The Lost One Hundred Years of American Administrative Law by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book The App Generation by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Entitlement by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Christian Beginnings by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book In Ishmael's House: A History of Jews in Muslim Lands by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Plato's Republic: A Study by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Bob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book History in the Making by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book 1688: The First Modern Revolution by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book How to Rig an Election by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Florence by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 by Prof. David Rosen
Cover of the book The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, and Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of Controversy by Prof. David Rosen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy