Re Verse: Essays on Poetry and PoetsNorthwestern University Press, 4.11.2005 - 224 sivua David R. Slavitt will tell you that he does not believe in literary criticism so much as in "remarks," which are more portable and, often, more enlightening. In this witty and unusual work, he remarks upon the life of a poet in the second half of the twentieth century, how it was--and how it is--to be an American writer. Combining personal reminiscence with deft literary analysis, incisive biographical sketches, and, sometimes, literary gossip, these essays give new perspectives on the famous--such as Harold Bloom, Robert Penn Warren, Robert Frost, and Stephen Spender--and recover the charms of the near-forgotten--such as Dudley Fitts, Winfield Townley Scott, Merrill Moore and John Hall Wheelock. Slavitt writes with self-deprecating humor of his own literary education, and uses his impressive experience and erudition to illuminate the whims of poetic influence, passion, and reputation. With a refreshing honesty and considerable poise, he gives readers an enlightening view of the vast and ever-changing literary universe. |
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... fine performances by poets who have not gone on to do anything else . Walter Stone , for instance , was dead when Poets of Today VI was published , and to bring his work to the attention of the public crossed the line from bravery into ...
... fine performances by poets who have not gone on to do anything else . Walter Stone , for instance , was dead when Poets of Today VI was published , and to bring his work to the attention of the public crossed the line from bravery into ...
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... fine thing , as if he weren't the owner but a docent in a museum . I do remember that at some point he asked me whether I wasn't a poet , too , which I then thought almost uncanny of him , although I realize now that it was an obvious ...
... fine thing , as if he weren't the owner but a docent in a museum . I do remember that at some point he asked me whether I wasn't a poet , too , which I then thought almost uncanny of him , although I realize now that it was an obvious ...
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... fine . got Dickey's number from Garrett , called , explained what John Irwin wanted , and then asked whether Dickey would be willing to write a brief introduction to Adrien's posthumous volume . He didn't even take time to think about ...
... fine . got Dickey's number from Garrett , called , explained what John Irwin wanted , and then asked whether Dickey would be willing to write a brief introduction to Adrien's posthumous volume . He didn't even take time to think about ...
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