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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... give me tea and go over my efforts , line by line , explaining why this didn't work or why that was hopeless . And now and then , there'd be a line , or even two , with which there was nothing wrong , and he'd point that out , too ...
... give me tea and go over my efforts , line by line , explaining why this didn't work or why that was hopeless . And now and then , there'd be a line , or even two , with which there was nothing wrong , and he'd point that out , too ...
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... , and assaults that are exciting , perhaps , but give the youngsters a seriously dis- torted and diminished idea of what the intellectual and literary life can be . Robert Penn Warren ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER FORMALLY enrolled in 94 RE VERSE.
... , and assaults that are exciting , perhaps , but give the youngsters a seriously dis- torted and diminished idea of what the intellectual and literary life can be . Robert Penn Warren ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER FORMALLY enrolled in 94 RE VERSE.
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... give the award to Chappell . But Howard said that Ashbery was dying , that this would be the last chance to give him the prize , and that he wouldn't survive to the next award , which is , I believe , bien- nial . Howard's information ...
... give the award to Chappell . But Howard said that Ashbery was dying , that this would be the last chance to give him the prize , and that he wouldn't survive to the next award , which is , I believe , bien- nial . Howard's information ...
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