Hart Crane’s The Bridge as an Example of Modernist Poetry
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2014
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This particular poem of Hart Crane is a good example of American modernist poetry. Crane’s The
Bridge has been the subject of a lot of debate since its publication. Crane comes from a wealthy
family and is an American Romantic poet who observes the richness of life in his poetry. In this long
epic poem, the poet is inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge. For him, the bridge stands for the creative
power of man. The poet considers the poem as an epic synthesis of the country and its structural
identity. There is a kind of a search in the poem and this search of the poet is the one for the real
American past and the characteristics of present America that will determine her future. The poet
tries to come up with a view of what he calls the American experience in the poem. He adopts the
Brooklyn Bridge as the poem’s supporting symbol and talks about and celebrates various people and
places.
Keywords: Modernist, Brooklyn Bridge, Poetry, Criticism, America
