2002, ISBN: 1857545761

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[EAN: 9781857545760], Near Fine, [PU: Carcanet Press, Northumberland], POETRY; ELIZABETH JENNINGS; MICHAEL SCHMIDT; FIRST EDITIONS, Poetry|American, Jacket, First impression of the first … Más…

[EAN: 9781857545760], Near Fine, [PU: Carcanet Press, Northumberland], POETRY; ELIZABETH JENNINGS; MICHAEL SCHMIDT; FIRST EDITIONS, Poetry|American, Jacket, First impression of the first trade edition - the harder to find hardcover issue aimed mainly at public libraries. This trade edition was also published in paperback, and there was a limited edition. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No bumps. No creases. Corners sharp. Internally also near fine with no creases or tears. Pages clean. There is an ownership stamp and name and date in ink to the half-title page. Spine tight. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which is unpriced by the publisher. The dustwrapper is virtually faultless - clean and unmarked with no fading, no chips or tears, and no creasing. ***224 mm x 140 mm. 386 pages including an Index of First Lines and Index of Titles at the back of the book. ***'Elizabeth Jennings was born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1926. When she was six, her family moved to Oxford, where she remained for the rest of her life. There she later attended St Anne's College. After graduation, she became a writer. Jennings' early poetry was published in journals such as Oxford Poetry, New English Weekly, The Spectator, Outposts and Poetry Review, but her first book was not published until she was 27. The lyrical poets she cited as having influenced her were Hopkins, Auden, Graves and Muir. Her second book, "A Way of Looking", won the Somerset Maugham award and marked a turning point, as the prize money allowed her to spend nearly three months in Rome, which was a revelation. It brought a new dimension to her religious belief and inspired her imagination. Regarded as traditionalist rather than an innovator, Jennings is known for her lyric poetry and mastery of form. Her work displays a simplicity of metre and rhyme shared with Philip Larkin, Kingsley Amis and Thom Gunn, all members of the group of English poets known as The Movement. She always made it clear that, whilst her life, which included a spell of severe mental illness, contributed to the themes contained within her work, she did not write explicitly autobiographical poetry. Her deeply held Roman Catholicism coloured much of her work. She spent the later years of her life in Unity House in Old Headington and died in a care home in Bampton, Oxfordshire in 2001. She is buried in Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford.' [Wiki] ***'"New Collected Poems" incorporates her award-winning 1986 "Collected Poems", adding from the poems she wrote in the next twenty-five years. In that time she found new themes and styles, exploring by means of the verse-essay, the extended sequence, the epistle and love elegy. When experience is extreme, poetry for her is never exorcism, always sacrament, a sharing, a way back from the edge, not over it. As a critic in "Every Changing Shape" she insisted on continuities in the language of poetry, its contingencies. "Poets work upon and through each other," she declared. Within her own work these continuities are brilliantly in evidence.' (Quote taken from the back panel of the dustwrapper). ***First impression of the first trade edition - the scarcer hardback issue - in near fine collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc., Books<

2002, ISBN: 9781857545760

hardcover, Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear… Más…

hardcover, Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. , [PU: Carcanet Press Ltd]<

2002, ISBN: 9781857545760

Carcanet Press Ltd, Gebundene Ausgabe, 440 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.38 kg, Englische & Irische Lyrik, Europäische Lyrik, Regionen & Kulturkreise, L… Más…

Carcanet Press Ltd, Gebundene Ausgabe, 440 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.38 kg, Englische & Irische Lyrik, Europäische Lyrik, Regionen & Kulturkreise, Lyrik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Fremdsprachige Bücher, Englische Bücher, Schmidt, Michael, Carcanet Press Ltd, 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9781857545760

Editor: Schmidt, Michael, Carcanet Press Ltd. Hardcover, 440 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-02T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.63 kg, Verkaufsrang: 10708176, British & Irish, European, Reg… Más…

Editor: Schmidt, Michael, Carcanet Press Ltd. Hardcover, 440 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-04-02T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.63 kg, Verkaufsrang: 10708176, British & Irish, European, Regional & Cultural, Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Subjects, Books, Carcanet Press Ltd., 2002<

2002, ISBN: 9781857545760

Editor: Schmidt, Michael, Carcanet Press Ltd, Hardcover, Auflage: First Edition, 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-03-28T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.63 kg, Books Global Store, Special Fe… Más…

Editor: Schmidt, Michael, Carcanet Press Ltd, Hardcover, Auflage: First Edition, 400 Seiten, Publiziert: 2002-03-28T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, 0.63 kg, Books Global Store, Special Features, Books, 20th Century, By Period, Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Subjects, Carcanet Press Ltd, 2002<