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The Poetics of John Ashbery.
- Source :
- Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities; 2011, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p308-319, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- John Ashbery (1927- ) takes the postmodernist polysemy of meaning in interpreting a work of art and the polyphony of styles in composing as his forte. He questions the various linguistic codes and makes us aware of the artificiality of the language. All political, ethical and aesthetic imperatives are rhetorical constructs. The writer uses language to persuade the reader to accept the formulated truth and he intervenes in the process of perception by his/her politics of representation. Though his iconoclastic approach towards writing and individuality of style has kept him aloof from mainstream academic syllabi, yet he has now become a prominent figure in Contemporary American Literature. It is interesting to note how Ashbery's poetry revives the Romantic sensibility while applying the digitalized methods and the postmodern syndromes of immediacy, indeterminacy, disjunctive syntax, open-ended and multiplicity of interpretations. This paper explores the aesthetics of John Ashbery's poetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09752935
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76974256