Dissonant Voices
Race, Jazz, and Innovative Poetics in Midcentury America
by Joseph Pizza
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Pub Date Sep 28 2023 | Archive Date Sep 28 2023
University of Iowa Press | University Of Iowa Press
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Description
LITERARY CRITICISM
Dissonant Voices uncovers the interracial collaboration at the heart of the postwar avant-garde. While previous studies have explored the writings of individual authors and groups, this work is among the first to trace the cross-cultural debate that inspired and energized midcentury literature in America and beyond. By reading a range of poets in the full context of the friendships and romantic relationships that animated their writing, this study offers new perspectives on key textual moments in the foundation and development of postmodern literature in the U.S. Ultimately, these readings aim to integrate our understanding of New American Poetry, the Black Arts Movement, and the various contemporary approaches to poetry and poetics that have been inspired by their examples.
Advance Praise
“Dissonant Voices takes on a fascinating, understudied topic: the role played by jazz and interracial dialogue in the formation of postwar ‘New American Poetry.’ Pizza’s exciting book breaks new ground and opens fertile territory for the study of both American poetry and the deep influence of jazz on American literature and culture.”—Andrew Epstein, author, The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
“Back in my student days, I read the minutes of a Black Mountain College meeting that discussed admitting African American students in a state that was segregated by law. I recognized the importance of that set of minutes, and have been awaiting the arrival of a scholar who would look into this history more closely. Joseph Pizza is the first to do this so thoroughly.”—Aldon L. Nielsen, author, The Inside Songs of Amiri Baraka
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781609389116 |
| PRICE | $90.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 260 |
