Thickness of Particulars: The Poetry of Anthony Hecht

by Jonathan F.S. Post and Jonathan F.S. Post

Book Overview

A Thickness of Particulars: The Poetry of Anthony Hecht is the first book-length study of one of the great formal poets of the later twentieth century (1923-2004). Making use of Hecht's correspondence, which the author edited, it situates Hecht's writings in the context of pre- and post-World-War II verse, including poetry written by W. H. Auden, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Lowell, James Merrill, and Richard Wilbur. In nine chapters, the book ranges...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198828284
• ISBN13: 9780198828280
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"