The Poems of J. V. Cunningham (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780804009980)

The lifework in verse of one of the century's finest and liveliest American poets, this collection of the poems of J. V. Cunningham (1911-85) documents the poet's development from his early days as an experimental modernist during the Depression to his emergence as the master of the classical "plain style"--distinguished by its wit, feeling, and subtlety. Often identified with the epigram--a genre in which he excelled as distinctively as Jonson, Herrick, and Landor--Cunningham also wrote in a wide range of other poetic forms and was a remarkable translator. This collection, designed to show the poet's range and skill, incorporates the materials of his 1971 Collected Poems and Epigrams and restores their original arrangement. It also adds many of his later poems and translations and some uncollected pieces from his periodicals. Timothy Steele's notes and introduction assist in re-establishing Cunningham's position as a twentieth-century original, a poet who is remembered equally for emotional power and stylistic purity.

Author: Timothy Steele
ISBN-10: 0804009988
ISBN-13: 9780804009980
Publisher: Swallow Press
Language: English
Published: 07/15/1997
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.07w x 0.73d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/30/1997 pg. 72