Marianne Moore; the cage and the animal.
Series: Pegasus American authors
Publisher: Pegasus
Published: 1970
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Moore, Marianne, 1887-1972 -- Criticism and interpretation; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description: A study of the life, character and art of one of America's finest poets. Accounts for every phase of Marianne Moores's life, the early sources of her unusual character, the quick recognition and encouragement of her work by Ezra Pound, her years as a young poet in Greenwich Village, her distinguished and controversial editorship of the "Dial", the most prestigious literary magazine of its day, her "retirement" to Brooklyn where she continued for decades consistently to produce some of the best poems written in our time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.