"In the years between the beginning of the twentieth century and the end of World War II, American poetry was transformed, producing a body of work whose influence was felt throughout the world. Now for the first time a landmark anthology, the first two volumes in a series of unprecedented scope that will ultimately survey the entire century, restores that era in all its astonishing beauty and explosive energy." "This first volume, organized chronologically by the poets' birthdates, takes the reader from Henry Adams (1838-1918) to Dorothy Parker (1893-1967), and in the process reveals the unfolding of a true poetic renaissance."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved