The Long and Short: Hart Crane's 'The Bridge'
<p>In their fifth episode, Mark and Seamus reach their first 20th&nbsp;century poet of the series, the Ohio-born, New York-loving ad man Hart Crane, and his epic 1930 work&nbsp;<em>The Bridge</em>. Directly inspired by&nbsp;<em>The Waste Land</em>,&nbsp;<em>The Bridge</em>&nbsp;sought to address modernity, as Eliot had done, with all its conflicts, contradictions and difficulties, but infuse it&nbsp;with a Whitman-esque expression of American greatness.</p><p>This is an extract from the episode. To listen in full and to our other <em>Close Readings</em> series, sign up:</p><p>Directly in Apple Podcasts here: <a href="https://apple.co/3pJoFPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/3pJoFPq</a></p><p>In other podcast apps here: <a href="https://lrb.me/tlassignuppod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/closereadings</a></p><p>Seamus Perry is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and Mark Ford is Professor of English Literature at University College London.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Show Notes
In their fifth episode, Mark and Seamus reach their first 20th century poet of the series, the Ohio-born, New York-loving ad man Hart Crane, and his epic 1930 work The Bridge. Directly inspired by The Waste Land, The Bridge sought to address modernity, as Eliot had done, with all its conflicts, contradictions and difficulties, but infuse it with a Whitman-esque expression of American greatness.
This is an extract from the episode. To listen in full and to our other Close Readings series, sign up:
Directly in Apple Podcasts here: https://apple.co/3pJoFPq
In other podcast apps here: lrb.me/closereadings
Seamus Perry is Professor of English Literature at the University of Oxford and Mark Ford is Professor of English Literature at University College London.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.