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John Berryman: A Critical Commentary
John Haffenden
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Description for John Berryman: A Critical Commentary
Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DCF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
The poetry of John Berryman occupies an incomparable place in modern American literature. This study traces the composition of the major poems, and interprets Berryman's characteristic trials and his imaginative triumphs. In Homage to Mistress Bradstreet , which Edmund Wilson called ' the most distinguished long poem by an American since The Waste Land ', Berryman set himself enormous problems of theme and form, and overcame them with the vigorous and exciting craft that is described in this book. He transformed his personal concerns and historical interests into a fully achieved artistic unity, a poem which succeeds both ... Read more
The poetry of John Berryman occupies an incomparable place in modern American literature. This study traces the composition of the major poems, and interprets Berryman's characteristic trials and his imaginative triumphs. In Homage to Mistress Bradstreet , which Edmund Wilson called ' the most distinguished long poem by an American since The Waste Land ', Berryman set himself enormous problems of theme and form, and overcame them with the vigorous and exciting craft that is described in this book. He transformed his personal concerns and historical interests into a fully achieved artistic unity, a poem which succeeds both ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Macmillan Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333276181
SKU
V9780333276181
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Ref
99-15
About John Haffenden
JOHN HAFFENDEN is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Sheffield. Educated at the Universities of Dublin and Oxford, he has been Education Officer at Oxford Prison, and has taught at Oxford College of Further Education and at the University of Exeter. Dr Haffenden has contributed articles to leading journals such as Partisan Review, The Yale Review, The ... Read more
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