“The Library of America has published Tennessee Williams’s essential ‘Plays’—33 of them—in two volumes totaling about 2,000 pages. Not every play is included here, but these two volumes constitute all that matter, the…
“Poe is so frequently reprinted that another selection can’t possibly seem fresh. Reading him with the guidance of Wilbur, however, helps one think about him again. . . . [Wilbur] appends selections from Poe’s writings about poetics to…
“If your collection is shamefully lacking in West, this splendid volume gives you virtually his entire career. One of the finest collections of the year.” — Library Journal
“He’s extremely funny and entertaining, the sort of writer who can never get to his point without first navigating the side streets, poking in alleys, browsing at store windows and chatting with passersby, until at last you don’t care about…
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Masterpieces in Miniature: A (Short) History of American Haiku
Robert Frost: Our Poet for All Seasons, with Jay Parini and Tracy K. Smith
“The Romance of Certain Old Clothes,” Henry James
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