Once and for All: The Best of Delmore Schwartz

by Craig Morgan Teicher and Delmore Schwartz

Book Overview

With his New Directions debut in 1938, the twenty-five-year-old Delmore Schwartz was hailed as a genius and among the most promising writers of his generation. Yet he died in relative obscurity in 1966, wracked by mental illness and substance abuse. Sadly, his literary legacy has been overshadowed by the story of his tragic life.

Among poets, Schwartz was a prototype for the confessional movement made famous by his slightly younger friends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811224325
• ISBN13: 9780811224321
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"