Cross Currents and Counter-Currents: The Southwestern Poetry of John Gould Fletcher and Américo Paredes.

An essay on regional poetics of Southern poet John Gould Fletcher and Mexican American folklorist Américo Paredes is presented. It cites the significance of their works to Southern literature, critics' perception of Fletcher's regionalist poetry, Fletcher's affiliation with the Santa Fe poets and wr...

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Publicado en:Southern Literary Journal Vol. 46; no. 2; pp. 208 - 224
Autor principal: Vizcaíno-Alemán, Melina
Formato: Essay
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press Spring2014
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Sumario:An essay on regional poetics of Southern poet John Gould Fletcher and Mexican American folklorist Américo Paredes is presented. It cites the significance of their works to Southern literature, critics' perception of Fletcher's regionalist poetry, Fletcher's affiliation with the Santa Fe poets and writers of the inter-war period, Fletcher's invocation of water in the poetry collection "XXIV Elegies" and the role of Europe in Fletcher's exploration of his regional identity and poetic style.