The Collected Poems of Wallace Stevens
The Corrected Edition
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · August 18, 2015
An essential book for all readers of poetry, and the definitive collection from the man Harold Bloom has called “the best and most representative American poet." Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens’s seventy-fifth birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion and contained scores of errors.
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- Who it’s for
- A corrected edition brings Stevens’s intended collection together in the form he wanted.
- Themes
- Poetry, Wallace Stevens's poetic work, Poetic achievement
- Genres
- American Poetry, American Literary Collections
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An essential book for all readers of poetry, and the definitive collection from the man Harold Bloom has called “the best and most representative American poet." Originally published in 1954 to honor Stevens’s seventy-fifth birthday, the book was rushed into print for the occasion and contained scores of errors. These have now been corrected in one place for the first time by Stevens scholars John N. Serio and Christopher Beyers, based on original editions and manuscripts.
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The Collected Poems is the one volume that Stevens intended to contain all the poems he wished to preserve, presented in the way he wanted. It is an enduring monument to his dazzling achievement.
Poems, Restored
A corrected edition brings Stevens’s intended collection together in the form he wanted.
Come here for
- A single volume of poems Stevens chose to preserve
- A poetry collection with a carefully restored text
Expect
- Corrections based on original editions and manuscripts
Where it sits
| American Poetry | 92% |
|---|---|
| American Literary Collections | 62% |
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Publisher categories
- American Literary Collections
- American Poetry
- Poetry - General Themes
- Authors
- Wallace Stevens, John N. Serio, Chris Beyers
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- August 18, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Poetry · Wallace Stevens's poetic work · Poetic achievement
- Reading lane
- American Literary Collections