Creative Glut: Selected Essays by Karl Shapiro (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Creative Glut by Karl Shapiro In this sparkling collection edited by Robert Phillips, Shapiros most trenchant writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters are once again available. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Trenchant prose writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters by one of the most important essayists of his generation. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Phillips. A lively and slashing critic...reading him one feels windows opening, clouds passing, sunlight, and a fresh breeze entering the room.-Joseph Epstein. Author Biography Karl Shapiro (1913-2000) was born in Baltimore, studied at Virginia and Johns Hopkins, and served in the southwest Pacific in World War II. He returned home with the 1945 Pulitzer Prize for his second book of poems, V-Letter and Other Poems, and went on to a long and distinguished career as an American poet, writing books of poetry, autobiography, and essays (including In Defense of Ignorance, The Bourgeois Poet, White-Haired Lover, and To Abolish Children), and teaching at various universities. Robert Phillips teaches in the creative writing program at the University of Houston and is Karl Shapiros literary executor. Review A lively and slashing critic...reading him one feels windows opening, clouds passing, sunlight, and a fresh breeze entering the room. -- Joseph EpsteinHis essays—the most characteristic ones can be found in [this] useful new volume... * New Republic *Karl Shapiros provocative views of American poetry and culture were well ahead of their time, and decades on his barbs have not lost their sting.... Unlike most literary and social criticism, Shapiros candid commentaries have aged remarkably well, and continue to instruct and delight. It is very good indeed, in this age of largely unreadable esoteric theorizing and mediocre reviewing, to have these pungent, thought-provoking essays available again. -- Joseph Parisi, former editor of PoetryRecommended for larger academic collections, especially those that do not own the original collections. * Library Journal *Shapiros words offer a provacative assessment of writers now enshrined in the university canon. Shapiros well-cut prose sparkles on the page and his vigorous opinions make these literary essays exceptionally entertaining. * Publishers Weekly *A most welcomed tribute. * The Dallas Morning News *The essays are always readable, full of funny asides, and can even make prosody interesting. * Times Literary Supplement * Long Description Trenchant prose writings on poetry, poets, and cultural matters by one of the most important essayists of his generation. Edited with an Introduction by Robert Phillips. A lively and slashing critic...reading him one feels windows opening, clouds passing, sunlight, and a fresh breeze entering the room. --Joseph Epstein Review Quote The essays are always readable, full of funny asides, and can even make prosody interesting. Feature Some of the most challenging criticism from our late century Details ISBN156663556X Short Title CREATIVE GLUT Pages 368 Language English ISBN-10 156663556X ISBN-13 9781566635561 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 811.52 Year 2004 Imprint Ivan R Dee, Inc Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States Subtitle Selected Essays DOI 10.1604/9781566635561 UK Release Date 2004-05-01 AU Release Date 2004-05-01 NZ Release Date 2004-05-01 Author Karl Shapiro Publisher Ivan R Dee, Inc Alternative 9781566635578 Audience General Publication Date 2004-03-01 US Release Date 2004-03-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137153905;

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