Larry Eigner (1927-1996), born with cerebral palsy, was an active and significant figure for the New American Poets of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly with the Black Mountain School. While his writing has been overshadowed by his contemporaries, such as Charles Olson and Robert Creeley, Eigner's work has had a significant influence on generations of poets as he was at the center of the development of a postmodern poetics. The essays in this collection examine the breadth of Eigner's interests and influence, considering issues pertaining to ecopoetics, race and ethnicity, disability, technology, media, soundscapes, phenomenology, and popular culture.
This book promises to be a foundational text for Eigner studies as well as an important addition to critical work about twentieth-century poetry and poetics. Momentous Inconclusions: The Life and Work of Larry Eigner is a valuable contribution to scholars in the field and to academics researching the intersection of disability studies and poetics.
| ISBN: | 9780826362117 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2020 |
| Author: | Larry Eigner |
| Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Recencies Series |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary companions, book reviews and guides Literary studies: general Literary studies: poetry and poets |
Larry Eigner (1927-1996), born with cerebral palsy, was an active and significant figure for the New American Poets of the 1950s and 1960s, particularly with the Black Mountain School. While his writing has been overshadowed by his contemporaries, such as Charles Olson and Robert Creeley, Eigner's work has had a significant influence on generations of poets as he was at the center of the development of a postmodern poetics. The essays in this collection examine the breadth of Eigner's interests and influence, considering issues pertaining to ecopoetics, race and ethnicity, disability, technology, media, soundscapes, phenomenology, and popular culture.
This book promises to be a foundational text for Eigner studies as well as an important addition to critical work about twentieth-century poetry and poetics. Momentous Inconclusions: The Life and Work of Larry Eigner is a valuable contribution to scholars in the field and to academics researching the intersection of disability studies and poetics.
Momentous Inconclusions features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry and poets
Momentous Inconclusions is available in Hardback
Momentous Inconclusions was written by Larry Eigner and published by University of New Mexico Press
Momentous Inconclusions has 296 pages
Yes it is part of Recencies Series series
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