Just the Thing: Selected Letters of James Schuyler
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1885586302 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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“An extraordinarily rich and compelling book, a wonder the perfect companion to his brilliant and memorable poems.”—Paul Auster
Schuyler's letters are primarily a means of keeping in touch, garnished with gossip, film and theater recommendations and other amusements. . There are, however, gaps in the record, starting at the time of Schuyler's nervous breakdown in 1961 and recurring over his final two decades as he struggled with mental illness. Keeping up with Schuyler's wide interests, gregariousness and penchant for name dropping, editor Corbett supplies hundreds of footnotes. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. He does, of course, find time to comment archly on contemporary poetry, give solid editorial cr