In his most ambitious work, the bridge, crane sought to write an epic poem, in the vein of the waste land, that expressed a more optimistic view of modern. No american poet has so swiftly and decisively transformed the course of poetry as hart crane. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane 166 copies. Crane has come to be seen as one of the most influential poets of his generation. Cranes poetry has been a touchstone for me, and remains central to a fully imaginative understanding of american literature. Read the lit american literature 19101945 libguides. Gathered here are the complete poems and published prose, along with a generous selection of cranes letters, several of which have never before been published. Eliot, crane wrote modernist poetry that was difficult, highly stylized, and ambitious in its scope. Complete poems and selected letters by crane, hart isbn. Read all poems of harold hart crane and infos about harold hart crane. Hart crane books biography and list of works author of. In his letters crane elucidates his aims as an artist and provides fascinating glosses on his poetry.
Janusfaced modernism, published by princeton university. Good only in good only dustwrapper with water stains to the boards and. The complete poems of hart crane centennial edition hart crane isbn. The complete poems and selected letters and prose by hart. Each of the poems incorporate many of the same themes, each poem is balanced both with imagery and setting, describing the scene to it fullest. Hart crane born on july 21, 1899, in garrettsville. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane isbn 9780192125446 9780192125446 hardcover, oxford u. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane. Brom weber, edited complete poems and selected letters and. In a short, tumultous life, hart crane 1899 1932 wrote two of the greatest books of. Chaplinesque by hart crane poems academy of american poets. Langdon hammer, chairman of the department of english at yale, earned his b.
Item may have some markings from the previous owner. Complete poems and selected letters library of america by hart crane and langdon hammer. Life and work hart crane was born in garrettsville, ohio. Included are his three major collections of poetry. Before hart cranes leap into the caribbean that fatal april noon in 1932, he folded his jacket over the ships rail with impeccable manners. He published only two volumes of poetry during his lifetime, but those works. White buildings 1926, poetry the bridge 1930, poetry the collected poems of hart crane 1933, poetry complete poems and selected letters 2006, poetry do you know something we dont. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane by. This is the most complete and authoratative collection of the works of hart crane ever published in paperback. He has held a guggenheim fellowship, and he is currently writing a biography of the poet james merrill. Books by hart crane author of the complete poems goodreads. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane by crane, hart, 18991932.
Harold hart crane harold hart crane poems poem hunter. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane publication. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart. In his haunted, brief life, crane fashioned a distinctively modern idiom that fused the ornate rhetoric of the elizabethans, the ecstatic enigmas of rimbaud, and the prophetic utterances and cosmic sympathy of whitman, in a quest for. Hart crane harold hart crane, 18991932, american poet, b. White buildings 1926 and the bridge 1930 as well as some splendid individual poems. Liveright publishing corporation, 1966 description. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane a doubleday anchor book, anchor a537 crane, hart on. Harold hart crane july 21, 1899 april 27, 1932 was an american poet. Complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane. Weber, brom, edited with an introduction and notes by crane title. This edition is the largest collection of cranes writings ever published.
White buildings, the bridge, and key west, as well as a number of his uncollected poems. Get the best books, ebooks, articles, internet resources and media on american literature 19101945. Its primary status as either an epic or a series of lyrical poems remains contested. Travel books and other writings, 19161941 travel books and other writings, 19161941, book by dos passos, john. Used with the permission of liveright publishing corporation. Complete poems and selected letters 2006 edition open.
List of books and articles about hart crane online. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane a doubleday anchor book, anchor a537. The bridge, first published in 1930 by the black sun press, is hart cranes first, and only, attempt at a long poem. In a short, tumultuous life, hart crane 1899 1932 wrote two of the greatest books of 20th century american poetry. The bridge was inspired by new york citys poetry landmark, the brooklyn bridge. Complete poems and selected letters library of america. Twentyone letters from hart crane to george bryan, edited by joseph katz, hugh c. While writing james merrill, i edited two volumes for the library of americathe collected poems of may swenson 20, the first collected edition of swensons work, and hart crane. The complete poems of hart crane centennial edition. A life of excess who asks for me, the shelley of my age, must lay his heart out for my bed and board. Complete poems and selected letters complete poems and selected letters, book by crane, hart. Complete poems and selected letters 2006 edition open library.
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Hart crane books list of books by author hart crane. From the complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane by hart crane, edited with an introduction and notes by brom weber. Finding both inspiration and provocation in the poetry of t. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane paperback 1966 by hart crane and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The complete poems and selected letters and prose 1966 the bridge 1930 white buildings 1926 prose. Discover librarianselected research resources on hart crane from the questia online library. Buy a cheap copy of the poems of hart crane book by hart crane. Crane, hart harold hart crane, 18991932, american poet, b. Four walls eight windows 1997 the complete poems of hart crane, ed. University of california press 1978 o my land, my friends. The complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart crane, edited by brom weber, doubledayanchor, 1966, liveright new york, ny, 2000. From poetry, novels, and memoirs to journalism, crime writing, and science fiction, the more than 300 volumes published by library of america are widely. Complete poems and selected letters by hart crane, 2006, library of america, distributed to the trade in the u. Complete poems and selected letters as always with irwins work, his poetry and his critical studies, enlargement is not only of lifeof cranes and indeed of the readersbut of the life of reading itself.
Used good books may not include cd, dvd or access code. The selected letters of hart crane and the library of americas, hart crane. The poems take up so little space, this welledited volume has been pieced out with more than 500 pages of letters crane was an energetic correspondent though rarely one memorable or even. Buy the complete poems of hart crane first printing by crane, hart isbn.
Hart crane is the author of books such as the complete poems of hart crane. Hart crane 18991932 born on july 21, 1899, in garrettsville, ohio, harold hart crane began writing verse in his early teenage years, and though he never attended college, read regularly on his own, digesting the works of the elizabethan dramatists and poets shakespeare, marlowe, and donne and the nineteenthcentury french poets vildrac. Complete poems and selected letters langdon hammer. Complete poems and selected letters by hart crane pale horse. This edition features a new introduction by harold bloom as a ce. Eliot, crane wrote modernist poetry that is difficult, highly stylized, and very ambitious in its scope.
Brom weber, edited complete poems and selected letters. Janusfaced modernism and editor of o my land, my friends. Complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart cranehart crane. Jan 28, 2007 the poems take up so little space, this welledited volume has been pieced out with more than 500 pages of letters crane was an energetic correspondent though rarely one memorable or even. Hart crane is considered a pivotal even prophetic figure in american literature. He published only two volumes of poetry during his lifetime, but those works established crane as one of the most original and vital american poets of the 20th cent.
Hart cranes most popular book is the complete poems. My work on crane began with hart crane and allen tate. Cranes version of american romanticism extended back through walt whitman to ralph waldo emerson, and in his most ambitious work. Janusfaced modernism and, with brom weber, the editor of o my land, my friends.
The complete poems and selected letters and prose by hart crane. Complete poems and selected letters and prose of hart. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Langdon hammer, editor, is chair of the english department at yale university, and is the author of hart crane and allen tate.