num_pages: 58
description: With an introduction by Allen Tate and a forward by John Logan. This first book of poems by Hart Crane, one of this three major collections, was originally published in 1926. The themes in White Buildings are abstract and metaphysical, but Crane's associations and images spring from the American scene. Eugene O'Neill wrote, "Hart Crane's poems are profound and deep-seeking. In them he reveals, with a new insight and unique power, the mystic undertones of beauty which move words to express vision."Allen Tate's introduction is a contemporary's interpretation of the book when it first appeared. John Logan's piece is a personal reflection on what Crane's poetry means to him as a practicing poet today. - back cover.
language: English
title: White buildings: Poems
titlecomplete: White buildings: Poems
genres: 20th Century, Literature, American, Poetry
ratings_count: 318
publisher: Liveright