{"product_id":"elizabeth-bishop-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Elizabeth Bishop: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan F. S. Post\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth Bishop has been described as the 'best-loved' poet in English of the second half of the twentieth century. This \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e explores the 90 or so published poems that are at the core of her remarkable canon of verse. Drawing on biographical and critical material, Jonathan Post also makes frequent use of Bishop's letters and commentary by fellow poets, including Marianne Moore, Robert Lowell, and James Merrill to illuminate her writing and contemporary landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThroughout, Post places Bishop's lyric poetry alongside her other poetic genres, short stories, and translations within the context of her life and aeasthetic values, showing how these shaped her work. Ranging across her poems, the book covers a wide range of core themes, including Bishop's powerful use of description, the environment, balance, and ideas of love and loss, as well as looking at Bishop's interest in the visual arts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: The \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJonathan F. S. Post, \u003cem\u003eDistinguished Research Professor, Department of English, UCLA\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJonathan F. S. Post is Distinguished Research Professor of English, UCLA, former Chair of the Department and Dean of Humanities, and the author of numerous studies of poetry in the Early Modern and Modern periods of literature. Post is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare's Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e (2013); \u003cem\u003eA Thickness of Particulars: The Poetry of Anthony Hecht\u003c\/em\u003e (2018); and \u003cem\u003eShakespeare's Sonnets and Poems: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (2017).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.5 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759484535072,"sku":"9780198851417","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e55916ba066f8c79c07fc3e4d563c003.webp?v=1780154164","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/elizabeth-bishop-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}