A Kind of Order, a Kind of Folly (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Stanley Kunitz
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Essays
- Genres: Nonfiction, Essays
- Subjects: Poetry or poets, Writing, Universe, Literary criticism
Perhaps feeling the pressure of having reached the biblically allotted three score and ten years of age, Kunitz felt the need to provide some organized record of his reflections about the world in which he lives. In 1975, still active in literary circles, teaching regularly, and fulfilling his duties as a consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress, he compiled this collection of his essays, reviews, and conversations. What might have been an incoherent whole, a ragtag gathering of past writing, in this instance is a coherent and cohesive presentation of the intellectual growth of...
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