Charters, Ann (Olson, Charles; Melville, Herman)

Olson/Melville: A Study in Affinity

Berkeley, CA: Oyez Press, 1968. First Softcover Edition. "Actually Ishmael is a great deal different than it ever seems to be taken to be." (Charles Olson, 1968). Olson/Melville: A Study in Affinity, the pioneering study of Black Mountain poet Charles Olson's (1910-1970) work on & affinity with author of Moby Dick Herman Melville (1819-1891) by Ann Charters (b. 1936), the acclaimed scholar & academician whom us at Third Mind Books know best for her definitive biographical & bibliographical works on Jack Kerouac (see Item No. 4572), & who is our esteemed colleague at the European Beat Studies Network (ebsn.eu). Olson, our favorite Sphinx-like Maximus Obscurantist, first published his groundbreaking Call Me Ishmael, on the life & work of the canonical American author Melville during 1947, and wrote & lectured on Melville at State University of New York at Buffalo thereafter. Charters traces the kindred sagas of Melville & Olson, the insightful result of close readings of the works & extensive correspondence with Olson. With two sections of beautiful, haunting, some now-iconic black-&-white photographs taken by Charters of Olson & Co., & the Melvillian Mileu of Gloucester, Massachusetts that was his home & inspiration. From the collection of Albert Glover (b. 1942), the great American scholar, bibliographer, author & publisher who is the foremost living authority on literary giant Charles Olson, with whom we're honored to be acquainted. Trade-Format Softcover: First Softcover Edition, first printing though neither explicated as such at copyright page. An exemplary Oyez production of a highly collectible author, with relevant association & very distinguished provenance. In relatively fine condition with mild-to-moderate rubbing & scratching to front, back covers & spine; mild-to-moderate age-toning mostly to fine edges of same; one miniscule occurrence of spot-staining at center bottom fine edge of front; mild age-toning & rubbing to text block; several occasions of miniscule spot-staining to same. Interior fine with mild age-toning & bumping of corners to page leaves. Fine. [Item #8479]

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