Selected Edited Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi (3 results)

Early Edition Texts of the poems, the poet on her work, reviews and criticism. Near fine stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout.

Condition: VG PB. 1st ed 1st ptg. Spot on half-title page.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 2nd Edition. AS-NEW: Second Edition NCE Trade Paperback (Orig. 1993) Fifth Printing (c. 2010): AS-NEW gloss-laminated handsomely-designed color cover w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, EXCELLENT unblemished smooth-cut text-block exterior, NEW perfect binding w/ uncreased spine, PRISTINE interior printed w/ SPLENDID Clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper w/ SUPERB presentation of footnotes & other scholarly apparatus * 5.06" x 8.34" x 0.88", 0.42 kg, xiv+434 (448) * ABOUT THE BOOK: This NCE presents the work of one of America's foremost poets, giving proper recognition to Rich's extraordinary achievements in poetry & prose. The result is a judiciously edited, sensibly annotated volume ideally suited for study. In both poetry & prose, the editors have chosen selections which give readers a clear sense of Rich's evolution & accomplishment. Many of the poems in this expanded collection are from Rich's 5 recent volumes: The Dream of a Common Language (1978), A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far (1981), Your Native Land, Your Life (1986), Time's Power: Poems 1985-1988 (1989) & An Atlas of the Difficult World (1991). Prose selections include "When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision", Rich's canonical statement on feminism; "Compulsory Heterosexuality & Lesbian Existence"; Rich's interview for American Poetry Review, which presents a full & frank discussion of her work; & her previously unpublished commentary on the genesis of the poem "Yom Kippur" (1984). The editors have taken into account the many essays on Rich & reviews of her work that have been published since 1975. Some earlier biographical selections have been replaced w/ works that focus on the quality of Rich's writing & her place in 20th-century American literature, not just as a poet, but as a woman, a lesbian, & a mother. Criticism includes 13 reviews & interpretations of Rich's work by W.H. Auden, John Ashbery, Helen Vendler, Margaret Atwood, Judith McDaniel, Adrian Oktenberg, Charles Altieri, & others. A 2nd recent study by Albert Gelpi traces the events in Rich's life from which her work evolves. An updated Chronology & Selected Bibliography, as well as an expanded Index, are included. * ABOUT ADRIENNE RICH: Widely read, widely anthologized, widely interviewed & widely taught, Adrienne Rich (1929?2012) was for decades among the most influential writers of the feminist movement & one of the best-known American public intellectuals. She wrote 24 volumes of poetry & 7 volumes of prose. Her constellation of honors includes 2 National Book Awards, a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant & a Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. Ms. Rich's volumes of poetry include The Dream of a Common Language, A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far, An Atlas of the Difficult World, The School Among the Ruins, & Telephone Ringing in the Labyrinth. Her prose includes the essay collections On Lies, Secrets, & Silence; Blood, Bread, & Poetry; an influential essay, Compulsory Heterosexuality & Lesbian Existence, & the nonfiction book Of Woman Born, which examines the institution of motherhood as a socio-historic construct. In 2010, she was honored w/ The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry's Lifetime Recognition Award. * ABOUT THE EDITORS: BARBARA CHARLESWORTH GELPI is Professor of English at Stanford University, where she has taught since 1968. She is the author of "Shelley is Goddess: Maternity, Language, Subjectivity & Dark Passages: The Decadent Consciousness in Victorian Literature", as well as numerous articles. ALBERT GELPI is William Robertson Coe Professor of American Literature at Stanford University, where he has also taught since 1968. His books include "Emily Dickinson: The Mind of the Poet", "The Tenth Muse: The Psyche of the American Poet", &, most recently, "A Coherent Splendor: The American Poetic Renaissance, 1910-1950".