Poet-Critics and the Administration of Culture
Author | : Evan Kindley |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2017-09-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674981638 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674981634 |
Rating | : 4/5 (634 Downloads) |
Download or read book Poet-Critics and the Administration of Culture written by Evan Kindley and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the 1929 crash, Anglo-American poet-critics grappled with the task of legitimizing literature for public funding and consumption. Modernism, Evan Kindley shows, created a new form of labor for writers to perform and gave them unprecedented say over the administration of culture, with consequences for poetry’s role in society still felt today.