The expense of greatness / by R. P. Blackmur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blackmur, R. P. (Richard P.), 1904-1965.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--20th century--History and criticism.

American literature.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Penn Provenance:

Schleifer, Edith (donor) (RBC copy)

Schleifer, Steven (donor) (RBC copy)

Schleifer, Benjamin (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 305 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N. Y. : Arrow editions, [1940]

Contents:

The everlasting effort: a citation of T.E. Lawrence

The shorter poems of Thomas Hardy

The later poetry of W.B. Yeats

Emily Dickinson: notes on prejudice and fact

The craft of Herman Melville: a putative statement

A note of Yvor Winters

Notes on the novel: 1936

The composition in nine poets: 1937

Nine poets: 1939

"It is later than he thinks."

The letters of Marian Adams

The expense of greatness: three emphases on Henry Adams

A featherbed for critics.

Notes:

With half-title.

Local Notes:

RBC copy with original wrappers.

OCLC:

2940688