Merricks Jr., Joseph C. and Gallo, Louis A Critique of American Literature in Verse. 2012. Radford University, Thesis. Radford University Scholars' Repository.
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Abstract
I have presented a creative thesis that explores various topics and concerns that have affected popular literature in the United States. Included in this anthology are companion poems and or summary poems for a range of American literature including, prose novels as well as poetry. This collection is called, A Critique of American Literature in Verse, because the poems present a critique in verse in much the same way as a standard essay. I have written a poem for each of the selected entries that attempts to capture the original author’s ideas and concerns. I have also added an introduction to each poem that serves as an introduction to the original text as well as to explain the relevance of the poem using theory and critical analysis. I believe this project creates accessibility and possibly sparks interest with poetry that more fully captures the essence of the text than an introduction alone. This series illustrates the development of American Literature as well as American culture by using some of the most popular literature from various periods ranging from the inclusion of the Puritans in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter to the destruction of humanity in McCarthy’s The Road. With this in mind, the reader will be able to apply approaches such as feminism, socioeconomic/Marxism, and post-modernism to the included poems as well as the original texts.
| Item Type: | Thesis |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PS American literature |
| Divisions: | Radford University > College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences > Department of English (defunct, 2024) |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2013 14:50 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2026 17:19 |
| URI: | http://wagner.radford.edu/id/eprint/67 |
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