Bishop, Elizabeth

Poems: The Centenary Edition

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ISBN 13:
9780701186289
author:
Bishop, Elizabeth
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Chatto & Windus
language:
English
Publication Year:
2011
Pages:
368
Dimensions:
23.2 x 15.2 x 3 cm
Genre:
Literary studies: poetry & poets
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£14.17

Description

Elizabeth Bishop's Poems is a comprehensive collection of her work, showcasing her mastery of poetry. This centenary edition brings together her four published volumes and uncollected poems, translations, and unpublished manuscript poems in facsimile. The poems display Bishop's unique ability to observe nature and human nature with precision, often beginning with geographical settings before moving inward to explore themes of knowledge, perception, love, solitude, and the relationship between form and chaos. This edition offers readers a chance to experience the complete body of work of one of America's most distinguished poets. Edited by Saskia Hamilton, this new edition provides an illuminating insight into Bishop's creative process, revealing how she left her poems finished or unfinished.

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