Poems Written Abroad: The Lilly Library Manuscript

by Stephen Spender

Book Overview

Poems Written Abroad is the first publication of the earliest collection of poetry by the famous poet, novelist, literary critic, translator, and radical, Sir Stephen Spender (1909-1995). Spender wrote and compiled this manuscript in 1927, when he was living in Nantes and Lausanne. In tone and diction, Spender's poems range from creatively traditional to unexpectedly innovative. They reflect his reading in Shakespeare and French poetry,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253041678
• ISBN13: 9780253041678
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"