Once And For All: The Best Of Delmore Schwartz
by Delmore Schwartz /
2016 / English / EPUB
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The publication of this book restores a missing
chapter in the history of twentieth-century American
literature
The publication of this book restores a missing
chapter in the history of twentieth-century American
literature
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.
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 Robert
Lowell and John Berryman. While his stories and novellas about
Jewish American experience laid the groundwork for novels by Saul
Bellow (whose
Among poets, Schwartz was a prototype for the confessional
movement made famous by his slightly younger friends Robert
Lowell and John Berryman. While his stories and novellas about
Jewish American experience laid the groundwork for novels by Saul
Bellow (whoseHumboldt’s Gift
Humboldt’s Gift is based on Schwartz’s
life) and Philip Roth.
is based on Schwartz’s
life) and Philip Roth.
Much of Schwartz’s writing has been out of print for decades.
This volume aims to restore Schwartz to his proper place in the
canon of American literature and give new readers access to the
breadth of his achievement. Included are selections from the
in-print stories and poems, as well as excerpts from his long
unavailable epic poem
Much of Schwartz’s writing has been out of print for decades.
This volume aims to restore Schwartz to his proper place in the
canon of American literature and give new readers access to the
breadth of his achievement. Included are selections from the
in-print stories and poems, as well as excerpts from his long
unavailable epic poemGenesis
Genesis, a never-completed
book-length work on T. S. Eliot, and unpublished poems from his
archives.
, a never-completed
book-length work on T. S. Eliot, and unpublished poems from his
archives.