| The Broken Tower: A Life of Hart Crane Contributor(s): Mariani, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393320413 ISBN-13: 9780393320411 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: Written by award-winning biographer Paul Mariani, "The Broken Tower" reads with all the drama of a psychological novel and the inexorable force of a Greek tragedy. Few poets have lived as extraordinary and fascinating life as Hart Crane, the American poet who made his meteoric rise in the late 1920s and then flamed out just as suddenly, killing himself at the age of 32. 34 photos. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: 811.52 |
| LCCN: 98037726 |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.08" W x 9.22" (1.57 lbs) 512 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
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| Publisher Description: Few poets have lived as extraordinary and fascinating a life as Hart Crane, the American poet who made his meteoric rise in the late 1920s and then as suddenly flamed out, killing himself at the age of thirty-two and thus turning his life and poetry into the stuff of myth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mariani, Paul: - Poet, scholar, essayist, critic, Paul Mariani is the author of many books, including William Carlos Williams and The Great Wheel. He teaches at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. |