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ISBN 10: 0816069506 
ISBN 13: 9780816069507
Author: Randall Huff, Burt Kimmelman, Temple Cone

The Facts On File Companion to American Poetry is a new and indispensable encyclopedic guide to American poetry with more than 1,100 entries, ranging in length from 500 to more than 3,500 words. Intended for high school and college students, this invaluable resource explores the various writers, works, themes, and movements of this intriguing literary genre.

Volume 1 contains entirely new material, including new entries on poems, and extensive, new coverage on poets before 1900. Volume 2 is a revised and updated edition of The Facts On File Companion to 20th-Century American Poetry, with more than 100 new entries added on important poems and recent poets. Appendixes include a general bibliography and a list of winners for major poetry prizes.

Coverage includes:

• Poets, representing a range of styles, influences, and ethnicities, from the Puritan period to today's avant-garde and from the most widely studied and anthologized to the obscure but influential
• Major poems
• Important literary schools and movements in American poetry, including Abolitionist, Transcendentalist, Romantic, Beat, Imagist, Fugitive, Black Mountain, Deep Image, Objectivist, Language, and others
• Influential periodicals, critical essays, and poetry collections
• Major poetry awards and societies.

The Facts on File Companion to American Poetry 1st Table of contents:

Volume 1: Beginnings to 1900

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
  • (Likely an essay discussing the scope of American poetry from its origins to the turn of the 20th century, key themes, and movements of this period.)
• A-to-Z Entries (A - Z)
  • Individual entries on:
    • Poets: Significant figures from the colonial period through the 19th century (e.g., Anne Bradstreet, Edward Taylor, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, etc.). Entries typically include biographical information, critical assessment of their work, and major themes.
    • Major Poems: Detailed analysis and interpretation of heavily anthologized or historically significant poems from this era.
    • Literary Schools and Movements: Discussions of important literary trends and groups (e.g., Puritan poetry, Transcendentalism, Romanticism, Abolitionist poetry).
    • Influential Periodicals, Critical Essays, and Collections: Entries on works or publications that significantly shaped American poetry before 1900.
    • Specific Topics: Broader entries on themes, styles, or cultural influences (e.g., "Frontier poetry," "Caribbean poetic influences" in earlier periods).
• Appendixes
  • I. Glossary: A list of key poetic terms and literary devices.
  • II. Selected Bibliography: A general bibliography of secondary works on American poetry up to 1900.
• Index (for Volume 1)

Volume 2: 1900 to the Present

• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
  • (Likely an essay discussing the evolution of American poetry in the 20th and early 21st centuries, highlighting modernism, post-modernism, and contemporary trends.)
• A-to-Z Entries (A - Z)
  • Individual entries on:
    • Poets: Major and influential poets from the 20th century to the early 21st century (e.g., Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams, Langston Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Allen Ginsberg, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, John Ashbery, Louise Glück, etc.). These entries provide biographical context, critical analysis of their work, and their contribution to American letters.
    • Major Poems: In-depth discussions of significant poems from the 20th and 21st centuries.
    • Literary Schools and Movements: Detailed entries on important movements (e.g., Imagism, Harlem Renaissance, Beat poetry, Confessional poetry, Black Arts Movement, Black Mountain School, Deep Image, Language poetry).
    • Influential Periodicals, Critical Essays, and Collections: Discussions of key publications and critical works.
    • Major Poetry Awards and Societies: Information on prestigious literary awards and organizations.
    • Specific Topics: Broader entries on themes, styles, or cultural influences (e.g., "Poetry in performance," "African American poetry").

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