Marjorie Perloff and the Interpretation of Radical Poetic Practice

Abstract

This text deals with the range of interpretations of radical poetry practice made by American critic Marjorie Perloff. As a critic, Perloff was formed in the period of domination of practical criticism of American New Criticism, through which in their interpretation of poetry the method of close reading developed Close reading was fundametal for her approach, and she adjusted it for the interpretation of radical modern and postmodern poetry. Apart from the close reading of poems, Perloff contextulises poetry, placing it in the social cotext in which it is written. On the other side, she considers radical poetry regarding its tight bond to revolutions in visual arts.