{"product_id":"letters-of-basil-bunting-hardcover","title":"Letters of Basil Bunting - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Niven\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn edition of the letters of the poet Basil Bunting (1900-1985).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a long-awaited first selected edition of the letters of Basil Bunting, one of the major modernist poets of the twentieth century. It includes a large portion of Bunting's correspondence (around 200 letters) to recipients including Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, Harriet Monroe, William Carlos Williams, Louis Zukofsky, Ted Hughes, George Oppen, Allen Ginsberg, Donald Davie, and Tom Pickard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing Bunting from his first encounters with major literary figures in London and Paris in the 1920s to his death in Northumberland in 1985, this selection showcases a narrative that is crucial to the history of modernism and modern poetry in English. Highlights include a long and detailed dialogue with Ezra Pound in the 1930s on political, economic, and literary subjects, a rich, ruminative exchange with the American poet Louis Zukoksfy lasting over four decades, and various accounts of the excitements and controversies of the Anglo-American poetry scene of the 60s and 70s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether Bunting is writing from New York at the height of the Depression, Iran in the aftermath of World War II, or the north of England during preparation of his masterpiece \u003cem\u003eBriggflatts \u003c\/em\u003e(1966), his prose is unfailingly sharp, eloquent, entertaining, and caustic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition contains detailed annotations of Bunting's letters, a critical introduction, glossary of names, and an editorial commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Niven, \u003cem\u003eLecturer in English Literature, Newcastle University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Niven is Lecturer in English Literature at Newcastle University and his books include \u003cem\u003eFolk Opposition\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and \u003cem\u003eNew Model Island\u003c\/em\u003e (2019).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.55 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782502940960,"sku":"9780198754817","price":90.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31e7ee65785270e226c7cb751f98cc6f.webp?v=1780572480","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/letters-of-basil-bunting-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}