Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781566636377)

His keen grasp of human nature and a unique style of verse made Ogden Nash, in the mid-twentieth century, the most widely read and frequently quoted poet of his time. For years, readers have longed for a biography to match Nash's charm, wit, and good nature; now we have it in Douglas Parker's absorbing and delightful life of the poet. Intelligent, informative, and engaging.... There is no comparable study not only of Nash's life but also of the role that poetry, especially comic verse, played in modern American literary culture.... A story long overdue in the telling. -Dana Gioia

Author: Douglas M. Parker,Dana Gioia
ISBN-10: 156663637X
ISBN-13: 9781566636377
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2005
Pages: 340
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.30w x 1.21d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.8
Point Value: 21
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 109028 / Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2005 pg. 1336
New Yorker (The) 06/13/2005 pg. 177
School Library Journal 08/01/2005 pg. 154
Books & Culture 09/01/2005 pg. 40
New York Times 06/05/2005 pg. 26
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2005 pg. 108
Publishers Weekly 02/14/2005 pg. 65