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Rather than treating American poets as the happy or rebellious children of European romanticism, Fletcher uncovers a distinct lineage for American poetry. His point of departure is the English writer John Clare - he then centres on the radically American vision expressed by Emerson and Walt Whitman.Fletcher, Angus is the author of 'New Theory for American Poetry Democracy, the Environment, And the Future of Imagination', published 2006 under ISBN 9780674019881 and ISBN 0674019881.
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