{"product_id":"selected-letters-charles-olson-9780520205802","title":"Selected Letters","description":"For Charles Olson, letters were not only a daily means of communication with friends but were at the same time a vehicle for exploratory thought. In fact, many of Olson's finest works, including \u003ci\u003eProjective Verse\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eMaximus Poems, \u003c\/i\u003e were formulated as letters. Olson's letters are important to an understanding of his definition of the postmodern, and through the play of mind exhibited here we recognize him as one of the vital thinkers of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, edited and annotated by Ralph Maud, we see Olson at the height of his powers and also at his most human. Nearly 200 letters, selected from a known 3,000, demonstrate the wide range of Olson's interests and the depth of his concern for the future. Maud includes letters to friends and loved ones, job and grant applications, letters of recommendation, and Black Mountain College business letters, as well as correspondence illuminating Olson's poetics. As we read through the letters, which span the years from 1931, when Olson was an undergraduate, to his death in 1970, a fascinating portrait of this complex poet and thinker emerges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520205804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520205802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.48w x 1.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2001 pg. 117","brand":"Charles Olson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46747583381759,"sku":"9780520205802","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd83caff-ff09-45b9-a32f-6e0a286ca459.jpg?v=1743584167","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-letters-charles-olson-9780520205802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}