Collected Poems 1917 To 1982: The Expanded Definitive Editionâ A Distinguished Lifetime of American Verse

MacLeish, Archibald

ISBN 10: 0395395690 / ISBN 13: 9780395395691

Published by Ecco, 1985

About this Item

This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Seller Inventory # DBV.0395395690.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected Poems 1917 To 1982: The Expanded Definitive Editionâ A Distinguished Lifetime of American Verse
• Publisher: Ecco
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395395690
• ISBN 13: 9780395395691
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

This expanded volume of the distinguished poet's work contains 29 previously uncollected poems, some that had been published, and some found in manuscript after MacLeish's death in 1982. This is the definitive volume produced by a life that filled several careers as writer, teacher, and public servant, but was devoted above all to poetry.

About the Author

ARCHIBALD MACLEISH (1892-1982) attended Yale University and served in World War I. Later, he went to Harvard Law School and practiced law in Boston for a few years until he gave it up and moved to Paris with his wife and children to devote all his time to writing poetry. He returned to the United States to research the Spanish conquest of Mexico, and the result, Conquistador (1932), won him a Pulitzer Prize. From 1920–1939, he was a member of the editorial board of Fortune magazine and he served as Librarian of Congress from 1929 to 1944. MacLeish's Collected Poems (1952) won a Pulitzer Prize and his poetic drama, J.B.: A Play in Verse, based on the Book of Job, was a Broadway success in 1957 winning a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award.