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- Book Title
- Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A Biographical Study
- ISBN
- 9781625342249
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
ISBN-10
1625342241
ISBN-13
9781625342249
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221955760
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Publication Name
Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur : a Biographical Study
Language
English
Subject
General, American / General, Poetry
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-048667
Reviews
" Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A biographical study by Robert Bagg and Mary Bagg . . . is a thorough, thoughtful portrait of the supreme US stylist of the past sixty years."-- Paul Muldoon , Times Literary Supplement " Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur by Robert and Mary Bagg . . . offers a definitive account of Wilbur's wartime experiences and helps us see how they gave rise to his literary achievement."-- James Matthew Wilson , The Weekly Standard "A comprehensive, deeply researched, and admiring account of his life. Working from personal journals, years of interviews, letters, and accounts from across the world of American letters, literary scholars Robert and Mary Bagg tell the story of a man and a mind."-- The Living Church "This book tells the story of a fascinating and deeply civilized life, the life of the poet Richard Wilbur. It rests on long and deep research. It is well and succinctly told. And it is a true critical biography, which slights neither the subject's life nor his work, but presents them as an integrated whole. Richard Wilbur, now in his middle nineties, will live on among the great American poets, and this biography rises to its transcendent subject."-- Tracy Kidder "The authors enrich our understanding of Wilbur's poems by discussing them in the context of his life--how his experiences shed light on particular lines."-- Scott Knickerbocker , author of Ecopoetics: The Language of Nature, the Nature of Language "With admirable scholarship and acumen, Robert and Mary Bagg provide much valuable information, from childhood to the present, about the life and work of a great American poet. Many will wish to re-read Richard Wilbur's poetry in the new light of context and circumstance that the Baggs provide."-- R. S. Gwynn , poet and critic, "This book tells the story of a fascinating and deeply civilized life, the life of the poet Richard Wilbur. It rests on long and deep research. It is well and succinctly told. And it is a true critical biography, which slights neither the subject's life nor his work, but presents them as an integrated whole. Richard Wilbur, now in his middle nineties, will live on among the great American poets, and this biography rises to its transcendent subject."--Tracy Kidder"The authors enrich our understanding of Wilbur's poems by discussing them in the context of his life--how his experiences shed light on particular lines."--Scott Knickerbocker, author of Ecopoetics: The Language of Nature, the Nature of Language"With admirable scholarship and acumen, Robert and Mary Bagg provide much valuable information, from childhood to the present, about the life and work of a great American poet. Many will wish to re-read Richard Wilbur's poetry in the new light of context and circumstance that the Baggs provide."--R. S. Gwynn, poet and critic"Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur by Robert and Mary Bagg . . . offers a definitive account of Wilbur's wartime experiences and helps us see how they gave rise to his literary achievement."--James Matthew Wilson, The Weekly Standard"Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A biographical study by Robert Bagg and Mary Bagg . . . is a thorough, thoughtful portrait of the supreme US stylist of the past sixty years."--Paul Muldoon, Times Literary Supplement"A comprehensive, deeply researched, and admiring account of his life. Working from personal journals, years of interviews, letters, and accounts from across the world of American letters, literary scholars Robert and Mary Bagg tell the story of a man and a mind."--The Living Church, Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur by Robert and Mary Bagg...offers a definitive account of Wilbur's wartime experiences and helps us see how they gave rise to his literary achievement., "This book tells the story of a fascinating and deeply civilized life, the life of the poet Richard Wilbur. It rests on long and deep research. It is well and succinctly told. And it is a true critical biography, which slights neither the subject's life nor his work, but presents them as an integrated whole. Richard Wilbur, now in his middle nineties, will live on among the great American poets, and this biography rises to its transcendent subject."--Tracy Kidder "The authors enrich our understanding of Wilbur's poems by discussing them in the context of his life--how his experiences shed light on particular lines."--Scott Knickerbocker, author of Ecopoetics: The Language of Nature, the Nature of Language "With admirable scholarship and acumen, Robert and Mary Bagg provide much valuable information, from childhood to the present, about the life and work of a great American poet. Many will wish to re-read Richard Wilbur's poetry in the new light of context and circumstance that the Baggs provide."--R. S. Gwynn, poet and critic " Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur by Robert and Mary Bagg . . . offers a definitive account of Wilbur's wartime experiences and helps us see how they gave rise to his literary achievement."--James Matthew Wilson, The Weekly Standard " Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A biographical study by Robert Bagg and Mary Bagg . . . is a thorough, thoughtful portrait of the supreme US stylist of the past sixty years."--Paul Muldoon, Times Literary Supplement "A comprehensive, deeply researched, and admiring account of his life. Working from personal journals, years of interviews, letters, and accounts from across the world of American letters, literary scholars Robert and Mary Bagg tell the story of a man and a mind."-- The Living Church, "This book tells the story of a fascinating and deeply civilized life, the life of the poet Richard Wilbur. It rests on long and deep research. It is well and succinctly told. And it is a true critical biography, which slights neither the subject's life nor his work, but presents them as an integrated whole. Richard Wilbur, now in his middle nineties, will live on among the great American poets, and this biography rises to its transcendent subject."--Tracy Kidder "The authors enrich our understanding of Wilbur's poems by discussing them in the context of his life--how his experiences shed light on particular lines."--Scott Knickerbocker, author of Ecopoetics: The Language of Nature, the Nature of Language "With admirable scholarship and acumen, Robert and Mary Bagg provide much valuable information, from childhood to the present, about the life and work of a great American poet. Many will wish to re-read Richard Wilbur's poetry in the new light of context and circumstance that the Baggs provide."--R. S. Gwynn, poet and critic "Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur by Robert and Mary Bagg . . . offers a definitive account of Wilbur's wartime experiences and helps us see how they gave rise to his literary achievement."--James Matthew Wilson, The Weekly Standard "Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur: A biographical study by Robert Bagg and Mary Bagg . . . is a thorough, thoughtful portrait of the supreme US stylist of the past sixty years."--Paul Muldoon, Times Literary Supplement "A comprehensive, deeply researched, and admiring account of his life. Working from personal journals, years of interviews, letters, and accounts from across the world of American letters, literary scholars Robert and Mary Bagg tell the story of a man and a mind."--The Living Church
Dewey Edition
23
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
811.52
Table Of Content
Prologue 1. Childhood in North Caldwell, New Jersey: ?Back where safety was? 2. Amherst College: ?Now That We Are In It? 3. World War II, Stateside and in Italy: ?War poetry shd. deal with the one and the many? 4. World War II in France, Germany, and England: ?Oboe Victor Easy Roger? 5. Religion and Wilbur's War Poems: ?I weary of the confidence of God? 6. The Cambridge Years: ?A young poet of promise? 7. Claiming Molière for His Own Native Tongue: ?In short, trust the words? 8. Prix de Rome: ?The morning air is all awash with angels? 9. Candide and Other Broadway Misadventures: ?Glitter and be gay? 10. In the Circle with Lowell, Bishop, and Jarrell: ?I should not be conveying competitiveness? 11. Keeping a Difficult Balance: ?The time one spends teaching could be spent writing? 12. Overstressed and Overmedicated: ?No stranger to what is dark in life? 13. Key West Winters: ?Isaiah's holy mountain? 14. Life without Charlee: ?Night after night, my love, I put to sea? Acknowledgments Notes Index
Synopsis
Pulitzer Prize?winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Wilbur's verse is esteemed for its fluency, wit, and optimism; his ingeniously rhymed translations of French drama by Molière, Racine, and Corneille remain the most often staged in the English-speaking world; his essays possess a scope and acumen equal to the era's best criticism. This biography examines the philosophical and visionary depth of his world-renowned poetry and traces achievements spanning seventy years, from political editorials about World War II to war poems written during his service to his theatrical career, including a contentious collaboration with Leonard Bernstein and Lillian Hellman. Wilbur's life has been mistakenly seen as blessed, lacking the drama of his troubled contemporaries. Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur corrects that view and explores how Wilbur's perceived ?normality? both enhanced and limited his achievement. The authors augment the life story with details gleaned from access to his unpublished journals, family archives, candid interviews they conducted with Wilbur and his wife, Charlee, and his correspondence with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, John Malcolm Brinnin, James Merrill, and others., Pulitzer Prize--winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Wilbur's verse is esteemed for its fluency, wit, and optimism; his ingeniously rhymed translations of French drama by Moliere, Racine, and Corneille remain the most often staged in the English-speaking world; his essays possess a scope and acumen equal to the era's best criticism. This biography examines the philosophical and visionary depth of his world-renowned poetry and traces achievements spanning seventy years, from political editorials about World War II to war poems written during his service to his theatrical career, including a contentious collaboration with Leonard Bernstein and Lillian Hellman. Wilbur's life has been mistakenly seen as blessed, lacking the drama of his troubled contemporaries. Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur corrects that view and explores how Wilbur's perceived "normality" both enhanced and limited his achievement. The authors augment the life story with details gleaned from access to his unpublished journals, family archives, candid interviews they conducted with Wilbur and his wife, Charlee, and his correspondence with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, John Malcolm Brinnin, James Merrill, and others., Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in the mid-twentieth century. Wilbur's verse is esteemed for its fluency, wit, and optimism; his ingeniously rhymed translations of French drama by Molière, Racine, and Corneille remain the most often staged in the English-speaking world; his essays possess a scope and acumen equal to the era's best criticism. This biography examines the philosophical and visionary depth of his world-renowned poetry and traces achievements spanning seventy years, from political editorials about World War II to war poems written during his service to his theatrical career, including a contentious collaboration with Leonard Bernstein and Lillian Hellman. Wilbur's life has been mistakenly seen as blessed, lacking the drama of his troubled contemporaries. Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur corrects that view and explores how Wilbur's perceived "normality" both enhanced and limited his achievement. The authors augment the life story with details gleaned from access to his unpublished journals, family archives, candid interviews they conducted with Wilbur and his wife, Charlee, and his correspondence with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, John Malcolm Brinnin, James Merrill, and others., Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in the mid-twentieth century. This biography examines the philosophical and visionary depth of his world-renowned poetry and traces achievements spanning seventy years.
LC Classification Number
PS3545.I32165Z56
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