Monte, Steven.

Invisible Fences : Prose Poetry as a Genre in French and American Literature. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (310 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Terminology -- Invisible Fences -- Introduction -- Origins of the Prose Poem and Theories of Genre -- A Wide Field of Prose Possibilities -- Poetry in a Prosaic World -- The Makings of a Genre -- The Emergence of Prose Poetry in English -- The Idea of an American Prose Poem, Take One -- The Idea of an American Prose Poem, Take Two -- Negative Dialectics -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Prose poems, French -- History and criticism.
French poetry -- History and criticism.
Prose poems, American -- History and criticism.
American poetry -- History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PQ491 -- .M66 2000eb

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