Untermeyer, Louis
Untermeyer, Louis( 1885–1977),New York poet, most of whose writings may be classified in four categories: his original poetry, distinguished by a luxurious romantic quality, such as Roast Leviathan (1923) and Burning Bush (1928), brought together in Long Feud: Selected Poems (1962); paraphrases of Horace as various poets would have rendered his subjects, and similar witty imitations of modern poets, in Collected Parodies (1926); translations, such as those which form the first volume of his biography Heinrich Heine: Paradox and Poet (1937); and critical anthologies, such as Modern American Poetry (1919, frequently revised). However, he also wrote works in other veins, including Moses (1928), a free handling in prose of the Biblical narrative; The Donkey of God (1932), a children's travel book about Italy; Play in Poetry (1938), a critical study; The Wonderful Adventures of...
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