21 19
Contemporary Poets in the Nineteenth-century Archive
Milkweed Editions · Print & ebook · August 23, 2019
The nineteenth century is often viewed as a golden age of American literature, a historical moment when national identity was emergent and ideals such as freedom, democracy, and individual agency were promising, even if belied in reality by violence and hypocrisy.
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- Who it’s for
- Contemporary poets revisit American Renaissance texts through essays poised between lyric writing and scholarship.
- Genres
- 19th-Century Literary Criticism, Poetry Criticism, American Lit Crit
- Published
- Milkweed Editions, August 23, 2019
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The nineteenth century is often viewed as a golden age of American literature, a historical moment when national identity was emergent and ideals such as freedom, democracy, and individual agency were promising, even if belied in reality by violence and hypocrisy. The writers of this “American Renaissance”—Thoreau, Fuller, Whitman, Emerson, and Dickinson, among many others—produced a body of work that has been both celebrated and contested by following generations.
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As the twenty-first century unfolds in a United States characterized by deep divisions, diminished democracy, and dramatic transformation of identities, the co-editors of this singular book approached a dozen North American poets, asking them to engage with texts by their predecessors in a manner that avoids both aloofness from the past and too-easy elegy. The resulting essays dwell provocatively on the border between the lyrical and the scholarly, casting fresh critical light on the golden age of American literature and exploring a handful of texts not commonly included in its canon. A polyvocal collection that reflects the complexity of the cross-temporal encounter it enacts, 21 | 19 offers a re-reading of the “American Renaissance” and new possibilities for imaginative critical practice today.
American Renaissance
Contemporary poets revisit American Renaissance texts through essays poised between lyric writing and scholarship.
Come here for
- Contemporary poets engaging nineteenth-century predecessors
- Critical attention to texts not commonly included in the canon
Expect
- Essays at the border of lyrical and scholarly writing
- A re-reading shaped by cross-temporal encounters
Where it sits
| 19th-Century Literary Criticism | 47% |
|---|---|
| Poetry Criticism | 47% |
| American Lit Crit | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Literary Collections
- 19th-Century Literary Criticism
- 21st Century Literature
- Authors
- Alexandra Manglis, Kristen Case, Fred Moten
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions
- Published
- August 23, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- American Literary Collections