{"product_id":"9781118795347","title":"A History of American Poetry","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA History of American Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Gray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive exploration of the development of American poetic traditions from their pre-Columbian origins to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed and accessible account of the entire range of American poetry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSituates the story of American poetry within crucial social and historical contexts, and places individual poets and poems in the relevant intertextual contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores and interprets American poetry in terms of the international positioning and multicultural character of the United States\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides readers with a means to understand the individual works and personalities that helped to shape one of the most significant bodies of literature of the past few centuries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Gray\u003c\/b\u003e has been Professor or Distinguished Visiting Professor at several universities in the UK and USA, including Essex, Georgia and South Carolina. He is the first specialist in American literature to be elected a Fellow of the British Academy and has published over a dozen books on the topic, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWriting the South: Ideas of an American Region\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of William Faulkner: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (1994).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 April 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118795347\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e544\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377799131276,"sku":"9781118795347","price":93.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118795347_6064e2e3-79fb-465b-a40e-2d03ab70fb23.jpg?v=1780161934","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781118795347","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}