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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.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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