Book #59515

Fifty Years of American Poetry

Robert Penn Warren, Introduction
Book #59515 Fifty Years of American Poetry. Robert Penn Warren, Introduction.

Binding: Cloth
Book Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Publisher: New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. , Publishers, 1984.
ISBN: 0810909340
Illustrator: Illustrated by Barry Moser

A Fine edition in a Near Fine dust-jacket that has dark soiling mark to the rear.

In this concise and highly accessible book, Warren offers a concise history of American poetry. He divides the book into five chronological periods, from the early days of American poetry, through the Beat Generation, the Black Mountain poets, the Vietnam War years, and the present day. Warren covers a wide range of poets, from Anne Sexton and Robert Frost to Sylvia Plath and Maya Angelou. This book is an excellent introduction to the vast and varied poetry of America.; Wood engravings; 8vo; 260 pages.

Price: $50.00