The Collected Letters of Charles Olson and J. H. Prynne / edited by Ryan Dobran.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dobran, Ryan, editor.

Series:

Recencies series: Research and recovery in twentieth-century American poetics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetics--History--20th century.

Poetics.

Poets, American--20th century--Correspondence.

Poets, American.

Prynne, J. H., 1936---Correspondence.

Prynne, J. H.

Olson, Charles, 1910-1970--Correspondence.

Olson, Charles.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages).

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque, [New Mexico] : University of New Mexico Press, 2017.

Summary:

Edited by poet and scholar Ryan Dobran, this volume of correspondence between the American poet Charles Olson (1910-1970) and the English poet J. H. Prynne (b. 1936) sheds light on a little-known but incredibly influential aspect of twentieth-century transatlantic literary culture. Never before published, the letters capture their shared passion for knowledge as well as their distinct writing styles. Written between 1961 and Olson's death in 1970, the letters display the mutual admiration and intimacy that developed between the two poets after Prynne initiated their exchange when pursuing work for the literary magazine Prospect. This work illustrates how Olson and Prynne influenced each other, and it represents an important step toward understanding their contributions to poetics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826358332

0826358330

OCLC:

958469827