What Does Not Change
The Significance of Charles Olson's 'the Kingfishers'
Published on 1. February 1998
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-61147-149-6 (ISBN)
Description
Taking its title from the first line of Charles Olson's poem "The Kingfishers," this book provides a full-scale exegesis of that milestone poem in postwar American literature. Maud demonstrates that this poem is so crucial to understanding Olson's development that a study of it takes one into every aspect of Olson's early life and thought. This long-awaited explication (Guy Davenport announced its existence and anticipated its importance in 1985) removes what has been an obstacle in the path of further study of Olson.
Reviews / Votes
Everything you might possibly want to know about "The Kingfishers"-the circumstances of its composition, its evolution through various drafts, the sources of its allusions-can be found in Ralph Maud's exhaustive What Does Not Change: The Significance of Charles Olson's "The Kingfishers." * Social Theory and Practice *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cranbury
United States
Publishing group
Associated University Presses
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
447 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61147-149-6 (9781611471496)
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