Imagist Poetry: An Anthology: Pound, Lawrence, Joyce, Stevens and others (Dover Thrift Editions: Poetry) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486408752 ISBN 13: 9780486408750

Publisher: Dover Publications, 2011

Synopsis

Many of the 20th century's most important and influential poets rallied under the banner of Imagism, a radical poetic movement that extended the frontiers of English literature. By following a strict set of principles — including direct treatment of the subject, minimal use of adjectives, precision of language, and the development of an individual rhythmic style — the Imagists created dazzling works of gemlike appeal.
This volume contains over 180 well-chosen Imagist masterpieces by Erza Pound, D. H. Lawrence, H. D. (Hilda Doolittle), James Joyce, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, and other masters. Its roster of lesser-known poets features Richard Aldington, Walter Conrad Arensberg, Skipworth Cannéll, Adelaide Crapsey, John Gould Fletcher, and many others.
Several of these poems appeared first in books by the represented poets and in the very first Imagist anthologies; others were published in such journals as Poetry, The Dial, The Trend, and The Egoist. Carefully chosen for their individual poetic strengths as well as their characteristic illustration of Imagism, these verses represent the very best of thousands of "imagistic" verses published from 1913 to 1922.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Blaisdell is professor of English at the City University of New York's Kingsborough Community College and the editor of twenty-two Dover literature and poetry collections.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0486408752
• ISBN 13: 9780486408750
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• Editor: Bob Blaisdell