Edith Sitwell: Avant Garde Poet, English Genius

by Richard Greene

Book Overview

For the better part of forty years, Edith Sitwell's poetry has been neglected by critics. But born into a family of privileged eccentrics, Edith Sitwell was highly regarded by her contemporaries: the great writers and artists of the day who attended her unlikely London literary salon. Her quips and anecdotes were legendary and her works like English Eccentrics confirmed her comic genius, while later she established herself as the quintessential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1860499686
• ISBN13: 9781860499685
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary