The Creative Encounter
1959, Publishers Proof Copy ; First Edition. London : Secker & Warburg. Very good paperback proof copy; wrappers slightly creased and age-toned, with minor marks. Worn spine. Remains well-preserved overall; internally tight, bright and clean. Item #470892
Physical description; 200 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; "Printed ... by the Camelot Press" – title page verso. Contents; The creative encounter – The creative response of American poetry – Robinson Jeffers: the "inhumanist" at grips with the dilemma of values – Archibald MacLeish: poet of philosophical rationalism – Hart Crane (1899-1932): order wrested from chaos – Robert Lowell: poet of reconciliation. Subjects; Jeffers, Robinson (1887-1962) – Criticism and interpretation. MacLeish, Archibald (1892-1982) – Criticism and interpretation. Crane, Hart (1899-1932) – Criticism and interpretation. Lowell, Robert (1917-1977) – Criticism and interpretation. American poetry – 20th century – History and criticism.
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