George Oppen Knihy

The collection features the complete works of George Oppen, encompassing all his published books, uncollected poems, and some unpublished pieces. Celebrated for his impact on American poetry, Oppen won a Pulitzer Prize for "Of Being Numerous," praised for its unmatched quality. Edited by Michael Davidson, the volume includes an insightful introduction and notes that contextualize Oppen's work. Additionally, Eliot Weinberger contributes a personal remembrance, and the edition is enhanced with a CD of Oppen reading from his collections.

This collection features a curated selection from George Oppen's seven published books, showcasing his poetic evolution. Edited by Robert Creeley, it includes Oppen's only essay, "A Mind's Own Place," and "Twenty-Six Fragments," which he wrote on various scraps. The volume also contains a chronology and bibliography by Rachel Blau DuPlessis, enhancing its scholarly value. Celebrated for his precision and depth, Oppen's work offers profound insights, making this anthology an ideal resource for teaching and exploring his literary legacy.

George Oppen (1908-1984) was a key figure among the Objectivists, co-founding the Objectivist Press in 1933. His political views shifted towards Marxism due to the Great Depression and fascism, leading him to abandon poetry for over thirty years. After serving in WWII, he returned to poetry, publishing 'The Materials' in 1962. This bilingual edition is his first published collection in Germany, featuring translations by Norbert Lange and Susanna Mewe, with a foreword by Rachel Blau DuPlessis.

First published in 1975, and available now as a New Directions Paperbook, George Oppen's Collected Poems brings together the work of one of our foremost contemporary poets, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize. A member of the Objectivist school that flourished in the 1930s (which also included William Carlos Williams, Charles Reznikoff, Carl Rakosi, and Louis Zukofsky), he was hailed by Ezra Pound as "a serious craftsman, a sensibility which is not every man's sensibility and which has not been got out of any other man's books." Contained in the present volume are Oppen's late poems, Myth of the Blaze (1972-1975), as well as all of Discrete Series (1934), The Materials (1962), This in Which (1965), Of Being Numerous (1968), and Seascape: Needle’s Eye (1972).

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