American poetry - Textbook

The present textbook, American poetry (Textbook), is aimed at students studying English language and literature, particularly those following a one-semester course in American poetry. The book is structured to follow the course’s curricula giving insight into the background of the various literary periods and poetic expressions in the American literature. There are eighteen poets and twenty poems presented in the book alongside the main characteristics of the various literary periods. In this respect, the students gain access to a clearly structured poetic argumentation following the timeline of the American poetic tradition.