E.E. Cummings : a life

Cheever, Susan.

Book 2014

A reassessment of the life and work of the preeminent twentieth-century poet examines the idiosyncratic expressions that led to critical disagreements about his achievements, and covers his Cambridge youth, Harvard education, and relationships with fellow writers.

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Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962

Poets, American 20th century Biography

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ISBN:

9780307379979

Edition:

First edition

Description:

xvii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Preface: A visit to the masters school
Odysseus returns to Cambridge
104 Irving Street
Harvard
The Western Front
The enormous room
Greenwich Village. Elaine and Nancy
Anne Barton and Josef Stalin
Eimi and Marion Morehouse
No thanks
Ezra Pound and Santa Claus
Rebecca Clarke Cummings and Nancy Thayer
I think I am falling in love with you.
Readings . . . a new career
Victory and defeat
Coda: Cummings' reputation in the twenty-first century
Afterword: Patchin place

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944739

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