The Catbird's Song: Prose Pieces, 1963-1995Harcourt Brace, 1997 - 242 Seiten The Catbird's Song is a selection of prose pieces, on a variety of topics, by one of the most distinguished poets and translators of our times, Richard Wilbur. These lectures, letters, reviews, addresses, prefaces, and interviews-what Wilbur calls the "prose by-products of a poet's life"-not only reveal the ideas and concerns that inform his remarkable oeuvre but also offer fresh takes on the works and lives of poets we thought we knew, poets we ought to know, and much more. Here, then, are his appreciations of Poe, Milton, Tennyson, and Longfellow; paeans to his contemporaries Elizabeth Bishop, Mae Swenson, and John Ciardi; an introduction to the work of the neglected poet Witter Bynner; his comments on some of his own poems; and thoughts on the art of translation. Throughout all, Wilbur's voice resonates with clarity, reason, and authority. |
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... Bynner's works , I ac- cepted for two reasons . One was my wish to oblige my friend Paul Horgan , who had known Bynner and who wanted me to do the job . The other was my mistrust of reputation , which made me curious to look into the ...
... Bynner's works , I ac- cepted for two reasons . One was my wish to oblige my friend Paul Horgan , who had known Bynner and who wanted me to do the job . The other was my mistrust of reputation , which made me curious to look into the ...
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... Bynner's old theme of universal love restated with a Spectric extravagance and a certain exasperation . As for liberations , one reason why Ficke and Bynner could hide for so long behind their pseudonyms was that nothing like Spectra ...
... Bynner's old theme of universal love restated with a Spectric extravagance and a certain exasperation . As for liberations , one reason why Ficke and Bynner could hide for so long behind their pseudonyms was that nothing like Spectra ...
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... Bynner is thrice - great , but I will so far contradict that third reviewer as to say that much of Bynner's poetry is innovative ; unfortunately , it did not innovate in an expected manner , and indeed its distinctiveness could readily ...
... Bynner is thrice - great , but I will so far contradict that third reviewer as to say that much of Bynner's poetry is innovative ; unfortunately , it did not innovate in an expected manner , and indeed its distinctiveness could readily ...
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Poe and the Art of Suggestion | 7 |
Longfellow | 26 |
The Persistence of Riddles | 32 |
Urheberrecht | |
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