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Author: E. E. Cummings
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Selected Poems Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780871401540
ISBN: 0871401541
Label: Liveright
Manufacturer: Liveright
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1994-10-19
Publisher: Liveright
Studio: Liveright
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780871401540
ISBN: 0871401541
Label: Liveright
Manufacturer: Liveright
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1994-10-19
Publisher: Liveright
Studio: Liveright
Editorial Review of Selected Poems
"No one else has ever made avant-garde, experimental poems so attractive to both the general and the special reader."—Randall Jarrell
The one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, include his most popular poems, spanning his earliest creations, his vivacious linguistic acrobatics, up to his last valedictory sonnets. Also featured are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published.
The selection includes most of the favorites plus many fresh and surprising examples of Cummings's several poetic styles. The corrected texts established by George J. Firmage have been used throughout.
The one hundred and fifty-six poems here, arranged in twelve sections and introduced by E. E. Cummings's biographer, include his most popular poems, spanning his earliest creations, his vivacious linguistic acrobatics, up to his last valedictory sonnets. Also featured are thirteen drawings, oils, and watercolors by Cummings, most of them never before published.
The selection includes most of the favorites plus many fresh and surprising examples of Cummings's several poetic styles. The corrected texts established by George J. Firmage have been used throughout.
Customer Reviews of Selected Poems
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: not even the rain has such small hands
Review: Everyone should read ee cummings, even non-poetry lovers will love cummings whimsy and clever wordplay. He has also written the most beautiful, most romantic poetry of anyone in the English language.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: e.e. rules!!!
Review: One of the great poets of the 20th century gets a nice treatment here. A few of my favorites were not included (disappointed!!), but all in all this is a solid, representative anthology.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: EEEEEEEEECAPITALEEEEEEEEEE
Review: This is not a review. It is a complaint about the review I just read critisizing the editors of this fine collection. E.E. Cummings HATED that his publishers put his name in all lower case. He was not emphatic about it. He thought it was gimicky and exploitive of his publishes.
Whoa, when'd this horse get so high. ooop
S.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: It's e.e. cummings for heaven sakes
Review: It really is a great collection of e.e. cummings - certainly everything I wanted.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: "life is more true than reason will deceive"
Review: This review is from a strictly prose guy, as poetry usually goes right over my head. In my efforts to understand poetry, I have discovered that the work of e.e. cummings breaks through the stylistic barriers that make many people shy away from poetry altogether. cummings' use of bizarre spacing, punctuation, and phrasings keeps the reader away from the "sing-song" routine that tends to damage the credibility of many a poem, and cummings uses the art of style to say many things and make many points in just a few words. The most fascinating aspect of cummings' work is letting the small number of words in a poem really sink in until you gain many insights. This book usefully arranges cummings' most noteworthy poems into categories so you can more easily dwell on his major areas of subject matter. cummings did not live the hard life of many noteworthy poets, so a good number of his poems are musings on abstract concepts like life, love, mythology, and mortality. However, his much sharper observations on war, prostitution, politics, and the dark side of urban life can be truly shocking once you delve into their deeper meanings. Contemplating the title of this review, which is also the first line of the poem on page 181 of this book, will help any poetry-fearing reader to dive into cummings' world.
Review Summary: not even the rain has such small hands
Review: Everyone should read ee cummings, even non-poetry lovers will love cummings whimsy and clever wordplay. He has also written the most beautiful, most romantic poetry of anyone in the English language.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: e.e. rules!!!
Review: One of the great poets of the 20th century gets a nice treatment here. A few of my favorites were not included (disappointed!!), but all in all this is a solid, representative anthology.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: EEEEEEEEECAPITALEEEEEEEEEE
Review: This is not a review. It is a complaint about the review I just read critisizing the editors of this fine collection. E.E. Cummings HATED that his publishers put his name in all lower case. He was not emphatic about it. He thought it was gimicky and exploitive of his publishes.
Whoa, when'd this horse get so high. ooop
S.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: It's e.e. cummings for heaven sakes
Review: It really is a great collection of e.e. cummings - certainly everything I wanted.
But what's to review - it's e.e. cummings, it's great
Now I must get back to my toboganning into know
Enjoy.
P.S. e.e. cummings was emphatic about his name being in lower case, so I do have to criticize the Editors of this book for putting his name in caps
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: "life is more true than reason will deceive"
Review: This review is from a strictly prose guy, as poetry usually goes right over my head. In my efforts to understand poetry, I have discovered that the work of e.e. cummings breaks through the stylistic barriers that make many people shy away from poetry altogether. cummings' use of bizarre spacing, punctuation, and phrasings keeps the reader away from the "sing-song" routine that tends to damage the credibility of many a poem, and cummings uses the art of style to say many things and make many points in just a few words. The most fascinating aspect of cummings' work is letting the small number of words in a poem really sink in until you gain many insights. This book usefully arranges cummings' most noteworthy poems into categories so you can more easily dwell on his major areas of subject matter. cummings did not live the hard life of many noteworthy poets, so a good number of his poems are musings on abstract concepts like life, love, mythology, and mortality. However, his much sharper observations on war, prostitution, politics, and the dark side of urban life can be truly shocking once you delve into their deeper meanings. Contemplating the title of this review, which is also the first line of the poem on page 181 of this book, will help any poetry-fearing reader to dive into cummings' world.