Overheard Voices: Address and Subjectivity in Postmodern American Poetry

by Ann Keniston

Overview

Overheard Voices examines poetic address and in particular apostrophe (the address of absent or inanimate others) in the work of four post-World War II American poets, with a focus on loss, desire, figuration, audience, and subjectivity. By approaching these crucial issues from an unexpected angle—through a study of the seldom-examined lyric "you"—Overheard Voices offers new insight into both contemporary lyric and the lyric genre more generally. The book offers detailed readings of Sylvia Plath, James Merrill, Louise Glück, and Frank Bidart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415976275
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/20/2006
Series:	Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction “The fluidity of damaged Form”: Theorizing Postmodern Address; Chapter One Recovering You: Sylvia Plath’s Ariel; Chapter Two Ghostly Projections: James Merrill’s; Chapter Three Buried with the Romantics: Louise Glück’s The Wild Iris; Chapter Four Homo Faber: Frank Bidart’s Desire; Chapter 6 Conclusion;