Carruth, Hayden

Working Papers: Selected Essays and Reviews by Hayden Carter

ISBN: 0820305839
Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. "For three decades Hayden Carruth has been one of America's most intelligent and significant poets and critics. The essays and reviews in this book are a selective representation of his critical writing."(from front flap) A mid-career compilation of the critical writings of Hayden Carruth (1921-2008), who was himself an acclaimed, prolific poet. Culled from literary journals & magazine appearances. The works of many of the great figures of twentieth-century poetry & literature are analyzed & discussed by Carruth: W.H. Auden, John Berryman, Robert Duncan, T.S. Eliot, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Jean Genet, Randall Jarrell, Jean-Paul Sartre, Delmore Schwartz, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams & others. Edited by Judith Weissman. A most important & insightful resource. In very fine condition, book substantially mint; unclipped dust jacket very fine with only a few thin lines of rubbing & scratching at lower right back cover, possibly as issued on coarse-textured paper. Very Fine / Very Fine. [Item #2091]

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