The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking
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This brilliant book from James Matthew Wilson—winner of the 2022 Parnassus Prize—powerfully demonstrates how the evolution of Modern and Post-Modern criticism and theory, free verse, and political ideology have greatly diminished contemporary poetry. The final chapter is a tour de force that compellingly argues for meter as the catalyst that joins syllables, accents, and (often) rhyme to create the deeply subtle artistry of our language’s poetry.
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In The Fortunes of Poetry in an Age of Unmaking, James Matthew Wilson demolishes the bankruptcy and pretensions of much contemporary poetry and literary scholarship. Though he offers many illustrations of the sometimes hilarious absurdities that have overtaken our literary culture, he does not settle for mere criticism or mirth. Rather, Wilson’s study offers us nothing less than a renewed philosophy of poetry and literary criticism, one that accounts for poetry’s historical distinction as the “paradigmatic art form” and shows us a way forward to its renewal and restoration in this otherwise dreary “age of unmaking.”
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| Weight | 0.9 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 8.5 × 5.5 × 0.63 in |
| Authors | James Matthew Wilson |
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| ISBN | 9781951319496 |
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| Pages | 278 |
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