An edition of The Whole Motion: Collected Poems, 1945-1992. (1992)

The Whole Motion

Collected Poems, 1945-1992.

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An edition of The Whole Motion: Collected Poems, 1945-1992. (1992)

The Whole Motion

Collected Poems, 1945-1992.

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For over three decades, James Dickey has been one of the nation's most important poets and a prominent man of letters. The Eagle's Mile, his most recent volume, was a triumphant success, a bold and innovative departure from his traditional verse. The New York Times declared, "Dickey continues to extend his vision as a major American poet," while Fred Chappell, himself a Bollingen Prize winner, wrote, "If there were a literary prize for Poetry That Has Shown Real Moxie, it ought to go to The Eagle's Mile." Now, The Whole Motion collects Dickey's oeuvre into a single volume: 235 poems, ranging from his first book, Into the Stone, through the prize-winning Buckdancer's Choice, to The Eagle's Mile, as well as a selection of previously uncollected and unpublished "apprentice" works gathered under the title "Summons." The Whole Motion documents the development of a major literary figure, one who has greatly influenced a younger generation of poets; it illuminates the evolution of one of the finest poetic sensibilities of our times.

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Wesleyan University Press, University Press of New England
Language
English
Pages
477

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American poetry Poetry (poetic works by one author)

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20th century
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Cover of: The whole motion
The whole motion: collected poems 1945-92.
1994, Wesleyan University Press
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Cover of: The Whole Motion
The Whole Motion: Collected Poems, 1945-1992.
01 June 1992, Wesleyan University Press, University Press of New England
in English
Cover of: The whole motion
The whole motion: collected poems, 1945-1992
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[Middletown, Conn.], Hanover, NH
Series
Wesleyan poetry

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.54
Library of Congress
PS3554.I32 A17 1992, PS3554.I32A17 1992

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 477 p. ;
Number of pages
477

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1566756M
ISBN 10
0819522023
ISBN 13
978-0819522023
LCCN
91050811
OCLC/WorldCat
767498572, 25318590, 27672106
LibraryThing
493400
Goodreads
4604643

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Work ID
OL14856953W

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