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Berg, Stephen; Bonanno, David; Vogelsang, Arthur; Bloom, Harold.
THE BODY ELECTRIC: AMERICA'S BEST POETRY FROM THE AMERICAN POETRY REVIEW.
New York City, NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 820 pages. As New/As New. Massive collection of poems. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Brilliantly edited by Stephen Berg. With an illuminating Introduction by Harold Bloom, the greatest living literary critic in the English language. "A breathtaking, incomparable overview of American poetry at the turn of the millennium, from experimental language poetry to traditional formal verse, with all the vital, monumental stops in between, 'The Body Electric' captures the spirit of contemporary American poetry. Among the 180 poets included in this collection are Ai, John Ashbery, John Berryman, Charles Bukowski, Lucille Clifton, Carolyn Forche, Allen Ginsberg, Robert Hass, Seamus Heaney, Kenneth Koch, Yusef Komunyakaa, and Derek Walcott, plus a generous array of exciting new poets from recent years. The breadth and innovation of American poetry as well as the shifting styles and tastes of over a quarter of a century are represented in this volume. No other anthology gives such a complete and wide-ranging representation of American poetry today" (Publishers Weekly). A treasurable book, destined to be a key work of scholarship, that will provide endless hours of sheer pleasure. This title is no longer in print as a hardcover. This copy has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. Some of the finest poets in the English language. A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER HAROLD BLOOM TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0393048268. $35.00 |
