Robert Duncan

The H.D. Book

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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
£28.11

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.

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