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A Poetry of Action: George Oppen and Communism.
- Source :
- American Communist History; Jun2007, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p1-28, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- The article examines the communist activity of poet George Oppen from 1934 to 1958. During this period, Oppen did not produce a single line of poetry due to its involvement in the Communist Party of the United States. He has stressed that his membership to the party, together with his wife, was a pragmatic choice. It is considered that despite Oppen's commitment to the party, his political devotion was significant because his poetry is in part a criticism of the authoritative.
- Subjects :
- POETS
COMMUNISM
POETRY (Literary form)
AUTHORSHIP
COMMUNIST parties
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14743892
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Communist History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26641147
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14743890701398627