Poetics by Charles Bernstein

Poetics

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Poetics

Harvard University Press

Poetics

by Charles Bernstein

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This rich collection is far more than an important work of criticism by an extraordinary poet; it is a poetic intervention into criticism. "Artifice of Absorption," a key essay, is written in verse, and its structures and rhythms initiate the reader into the strength and complexity of the argument. In a wild variety of topics, polemic, and styles, Bernstein surveys the current poetry scene and addresses many of the hot issues of poststructuralist literary theory. "Poetics is the continuation of poetry by other means," he writes. What role should poetics play in contemporary culture? Bernstein finds the answer in dissent, not merely in argument but in form--a poetic language that resists being easily absorbed into the conventions of our culture.

Insisting on the vital need for radical innovation, Bernstein traces the traditions of modern poetry back to Stein and Wilde, taking issue with those critics who see in the "postmodern" a loss of political and aesthetic relevance. Sometimes playful, often hortatory, always intense, he joins in the debate on cultural diversity and the definition of modernism. We encounter Swinburne and Morris as surprising precursors, along with considerations of Wittgenstein, Khlebnikov, Adorno, Jameson, and Pac-Man. A Poetics is both criticism and poetry, both tract and song, with no dull moments.
Book Details
Publisher:
Harvard University Press
ISBN:
9780674678576
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
240
Authors:
Charles Bernstein
Published Date:
1992-02-01
Language:
English
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About Charles Bernstein

A foundational practitioner of Language poetry, Charles Bernstein was born in New York City and educated at the Bronx High School of Science and at Harvard University, where he studied philosophy with Stanley Cavell. Between 1978 and 1981 he co-edited, with Bruce Andrews, the influential magazine L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E. His many books include The Kinds of Poetry I Want: Essays and Comedies (University of Chicago Press, 2024) and Topsy-Turvy (University of Chicago Press, 2021). Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2006, he has held a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship. He is Donald T. Regan Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of PennSound.

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