Consuming Myth: The Work of James Merrill

by Stephen Yenser

James Merrill is now widely recognized as one of the essential poets of our time, one of those whose achievement will define postwar American literature. The Consuming Myth is a discerning account of his work that will well serve amateur and initiate alike. Stephen Yenser ranges over all of Merrill's writing to date, from a precocious book printed when its author was fifteen to his most recent publication, a verse play. He writes about both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674166159
• ISBN13: 9780674166158
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"