{"product_id":"the-stamp-of-class-gary-lenhart-9780472069170","title":"The Stamp of Class: Reflections on Poetry and Social Class","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eThe Stamp of Class\u003c\/i\u003e addresses an important area that has not received sufficient attention. Lenhart directly confronts and deeply analyzes these questions while offering readers his clear, informative discussion.\"\u003cbr\u003e-Lorenzo Thomas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stamp of Class\u003c\/i\u003e explores the nature of reading poetry in the context of class and its themes and sheds new light on how this important yet little-heralded subject affects the poet's life and work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile numerous works have taken up the question of race and gender as they relate to literary creation, this is the first book of its kind to probe the interplay between class and American poetry. Author Gary Lenhart considers poetry and class across a wide variety of time periods and poetic trends and reflects on a range of influential poets from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Stamp of Class\u003c\/i\u003e deal with the question of class as reflected in the works of Tracie Morris, Tillie Olsen, Melvin Tolson, William Carlos Williams, Walt Whitman, and others. The work is rooted in the author's own experiences as a working-class poet and teacher and is the result of more than a decade of exploration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoet and scholar Gary Lenhart is Lecturer in English at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. His most recent books of poetry are \u003ci\u003eFather and Son Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Light Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and O\u003ci\u003ene at a Time\u003c\/i\u003e. His essays and reviews have appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExquisite Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Lenhart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472069179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472069170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.56w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 304","brand":"Gary Lenhart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086700261631,"sku":"9780472069170","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cef0a203-3f5d-417e-9923-c70f1e4e3fa5.jpg?v=1769096068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-stamp-of-class-gary-lenhart-9780472069170","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}