Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge

Download or read book Louis Zukofsky and the Poetry of Knowledge written by Mark Scroggins and published by University Alabama Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a chronological and synchronic approach, poet and editor Scroggins presents an advanced introduction to the poet's thought and writing, first through a brief sketch of the poet's life and works, and then with an in-depth treatment of his entire body of poetic and critical writing. In exploring Zokofsky's poetics, conception of poetic language, and his notion of the relationship between language and knowledge, the author argues that Zukofsky's importance in 20th-century American poetry is equal to that of Pound, Eliot, and Stevens. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR