Robert Duncan
The H.D. Book
- ISBN 13:
- 9780520272620
- author:
- Robert Duncan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- University of California Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 696
- Dimensions:
- 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.80 (d)
- Genre:
- Literary Criticism - U.S. Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The H.D. Book (The Collected Writings of Robert Duncan) (Volume 1) This magisterial work is an unprecedented exploration of modern poetry and poetics by one of America's most acclaimed poets. First conceived as a tribute to the modernist poet H.D., it evolved into a wide-ranging quest for a new poetics that would shape Duncan's own work. Published in its entirety for the first time, this monumental book offers a unique insight into the roots of modernism and its key players, including women who played a significant role in its creation. A comprehensive record of Duncan's journey toward a new understanding of poetry, it is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in literary modernism. With its publication, The H.D. Book brings together previously scattered chapters from little magazines, providing a complete and authoritative work that will be of great interest to scholars and readers alike.