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The Selected Letters of Anthony Hecht

By Hecht , Anthony; Post , Jonathan F. S.; Project Muse

Book information

Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN
9781421407302, 9781421407852, 1421407302, 142140785X, 2012012914
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15402386 bytes)
Pages
400\398
Time added
2020-11-29 04:17:03

Description

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anthony Hecht (1923–2004) was known not only for his masterful control of form and language but also for his wit and humor. With the help of Helen Hecht, the poet’s widow, Jonathan F. S. Post combed through more than 4,000 letters to produce an intimate look into the poet’s mind and art across a lifetime. The letters range from Hecht’s early days at summer camp to college at Bard, to the front lines of World War II, to travels abroad in France and Italy, to marriage, and to fame as a poet and critic. Along the way, Hecht corresponded with well-known poets such as John Hollander, James Merrill, Anne Sexton, and Richard Wilbur. Those interested in the lives of contemporary poets will read these highly personal letters with delight and surprise.

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