james vincent cunningham (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 134 pages. Paperback book with cream cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Paper cover has mild edge wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

Zustand: New. In.

Cunningham, James Vincent, 1911-. Tradition and poetic structure: essays in literary history and criticism. Denver: Alan Swallow, 1960, 273pp., quite worn and chipped dust-jacket, tape repairs on reverse, good light blue gray cloth BUT faded by light around edges and a couple of soiled spots. Chapters on Marvell, Dunbar, Nashe, Canterbury Tales, The Phoenix and the Turtle, Hamlet and King Lear, Wallace Stevens, Shakespearean Tragedy, The Donation tradition. JACKET TEXT: The criticism of J. V. Cunningham is unique in the modern "age of criticism." For one thing, it is distilled instead of prolix, forthright and sharp instead of overwritten and vague. Or, as the author says in his preface to this collection of essays, "I have attempted to be brief, clear, and cold-blooded, to make a number of positive contributions to the field of literary scholarship, and to present a consistent and no doubt unpoetical attitude toward poetry." The materials of Tradition and Poetic Structure fall into three groupings. First is a collection of essays varying from a basic statement upon poetry and tradition, through commanding essays on Statius, Chaucer, the Renaissance, to Wallace Stevens. The second part is a reprinting, entire, of Cunningham's Woe or Wonder: The Emotional Effect of Shakespearean Tragedy. Third is an appendix section of two brief and brilliant essays upon history and poetry and upon tragedy as essence.

Zustand: New. Brand New.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 3-142 pages 23 cm. Subjects; Poetry. Poetry as Topic Poésie. American poetry. American poetry. English poetry 20th century. Poetry in English American writers, 1945 Texts. 3 Kg.

Zustand: Good. Buchrücken abgegriffen. Buchschnitt leicht verschmutzt.

First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Foxing to cloth, dust-wrapper, and prelims. Dust-wrapper taped. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; 11-54 pages, 1 leaf ; 22 cm. Contents; The phoenix -- Experience -- Noon -- Distinctions at dusk -- Ripeness is all -- The chase -- Coffee -- To a friend, on her examination for the Doctorate in English -- Passion -- The metaphysical amorist -- Envoi -- Forgiveness -- Apology -- On a nice book -- Ars amoris -- Haeceity -- Convalescence -- To my daimon -- The man of feeling -- The solipist -- Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae -- Distraction -- Meditation on statistical method -- Meditation on a memoir -- To the reader -- Epigrams: a journal. Subjects; 1900-1999. American poetry 20th century. American poetry. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Limited edition, one of 200 copies. Signed and inscribed to Denis Donoghue. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: 14p. ; 20cm. Notes: Half-title: Some Salt. Subjects: English poetry. 3 Kg.