The Collected Poems of Charles Olson - (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson (1910-1970) has helped define the postmodern sensibility. His poetry is marked by an almost limitless range of interest and extraordinary depth of feeling. Olson's themes are among the largest conceivable: empowering love, political responsibility, historical discovery and cultural reckoning, the wisdom of dreams and the transformation of consciousness-all carried in a voice both intimate and grand, American and timeless, impassioned and coolly demanding. Until recently, Olson's reputation as a major figure in American literature has rested primarily on his theoretical writings and his epic work, the <i>Maximus Poems</i>. With <i>The Collected Poems</i> an even more impressive Olson emerges. This volume brings together all of Olson's work and extends the poetic accomplishment that influenced a generation. <br /><br />Charles Olson was praised by his contemporaries and emulated by his successors. He was declared by William Carlos Williams to be "a major poet with a sweep of understanding of the world, a feeling for other men that staggers me." His indispensable essays, "Projective Verse" and "Human Universe," and his study of Melville, <i>Call Me Ishmael</i>, remain as fresh today as when they were written.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>George F. Butterick</b> was the editor of the complete <i>Maximus Poems</i> and author of <i>A Guide to the Maximus Poems</i> (California, 1978). He served as Curator of the Literary Archives at the University of Connecticut, which houses Charles Olson's papers.
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