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The Book of Repulsive Women: And Other Poems
Djuna Barnes
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Description for The Book of Repulsive Women: And Other Poems
Paperback. Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 137.
Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Many of the poems in "The Book of Repulsive Women" first appeared in pamphlets and literary journals in New York and Paris. Published together for the first time, they throw new light on Barnes' development as a writer. The book reveals her as a poet of unique power, at once compelling and disorientating. Marianne Moore observed, "reading Djuna Barnes is like reading a foreign ... Read more
Djuna Barnes (1892-1982) once described herself as the most famous unknown writer, and although her novel "Nightwood" is celebrated, her poetry has been a well-kept secret. This selection contains work written between 1914 and the 1970s. Many of the poems in "The Book of Repulsive Women" first appeared in pamphlets and literary journals in New York and Paris. Published together for the first time, they throw new light on Barnes' development as a writer. The book reveals her as a poet of unique power, at once compelling and disorientating. Marianne Moore observed, "reading Djuna Barnes is like reading a foreign ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857547078
SKU
V9781857547078
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About Djuna Barnes
Djuna Barnes was born in Great Britain and moved to New York in 1911, where she briefly studied at the Pratt Institute of Art. In the 1920s she moved to Paris, where she lived and worked amongst the literary-expatriate community until she moved back to New York. She is the author of "The Antiphon, Ladies Almanack, Nightwood, " and" Ryder. ... Read more
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