Abstract
About this title: This episode focuses on the modern sentiments and intellectual themes of poetry written at the turn of the Twentieth Century. In America, Paul Laurence Dunbar's phrase "I know why the caged bird sings" has echoed throughout contemporary African American literature, while Carl Sandburg's "Chicago Poems" ushed in a new wave of realism in the portrayal of American society. In Ireland, W.B. Yeats incorporated Irish folklore and legend in his contemporary narrative voice. In 1920's America, e.e. cummings challenged every rule of style and morality in his free-flowing poem patterns. Meanwhile, Langston Hughes' poetry became the voice of the Harlem Renaissance. In England, T.S. Elliott, the greatest of the 20th Century poets, decried the emptiness in modern society.
About the Series: Showcasing the lives and works of over 50 of the greatest poets from around the world, this eight part series takes you on a literary journey into the depths of the human soul. Shot on location, this series features scholarly interviews and dramatic poetry readings from Shakespeare, Dante, Goethe, Byron, Frost, Neruda, Gibran, and many more. Great Poets of the World illustrates why poetry, like no other literary form, has been part of the human experience since the dawn of time.
About the Series: Showcasing the lives and works of over 50 of the greatest poets from around the world, this eight part series takes you on a literary journey into the depths of the human soul. Shot on location, this series features scholarly interviews and dramatic poetry readings from Shakespeare, Dante, Goethe, Byron, Frost, Neruda, Gibran, and many more. Great Poets of the World illustrates why poetry, like no other literary form, has been part of the human experience since the dawn of time.
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Subject
Poetry -- History and criticism, Poetics, Dunbar, Paul Laurence, -- 1872-1906 -- Criticism and interpretation, Sandburg, Carl, -- 1878-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation, Yeats, W. B., -- 1865-1939 -- Criticism and interpretation, Cummings, E. E. -- (Edward Estlin), -- 1894-1962 -- Criticism and interpretation, Hughes, Langston, -- 1902-1967 -- Criticism and interpretation, Eliot, T. S. -- (Thomas Stearns), -- 1888-1965 -- Criticism and interpretation, English poetry -- 20th century -- Criticism and interpretation, American poetry -- 20th century -- Criticism and interpretation, American poetry -- 20th century -- Themes, motives
Series
Great Poets of The World
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00:26:49 (HH:MM:SS)
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English
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intermediate (grades 7-9), higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college, adult/continuing education
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2014-01-01
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