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  • Poul Anderson and the American Alliterative Revival

    Author(s):
    Dennis Wise (see profile)
    Date:
    2021
    Group(s):
    Speculative and Science Fiction
    Subject(s):
    Fantasy literature, American poetry, Twentieth century, Science fiction, English literature, Literature, Medieval, Fantasy, Subculture, Fans (Persons), Popular culture
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Alliterative verse, 20th-century American poetry, Medieval English literature, Contemporary poetry, Fandom
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/ewat-da63
    Abstract:
    Although Poul Anderson is best known for his prose, he dabbled in poetry all his life, and his historical interests led him to become a major—if unacknowledged—contributor to the twentieth-century alliterative revival. This revival, most often associated with British poets such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, and C. S. Lewis, attempted to adapt medieval Germanic alliterative meter into modern English. Yet Anderson, a firmly libertarian Enlightenment-style writer, imbued his alliterative poetry with a rationalistic spirit that implicitly accepted (with appropriate qualifications) a narrative of historical progress. This article analyzes the alliterative verse that Anderson wrote and uncovers how the demands of the pulp market shaped what poetry he could produce.
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    Published as:
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    Publisher:
    Liverpool University Press
    Pub. Date:
    Summer 2021
    Journal:
    Extrapolation
    Volume:
    62
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    157 - 180
    ISSN:
    2047-7708
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    1 year ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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