Broken Ground: Poetry and the Demon of History

by William Logan

Book Overview

In Broken Ground, William Logan explores the works of canonical and contemporary poets, rediscovering the lushness of imagination and depth of feeling that distinguish poetry as a literary art. The book includes long essays on Emily Dickinson's envelopes, Ezra Pound's wrestling with Chinese, Robert Frost's letters, Philip Larkin's train station, and Mrs. Custer's volume of Tennyson, each teasing out the depths beneath the surface of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231201060
• ISBN13: 9780231201063
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"