This Norton Critical Edition contains: 166 poems spanning the entire career of Cummings, excerpts from his prose and dramatic work, twelve paintings and drawings, as well as three facsimiles from his drafts—the first collection of his work that is annotated and crosses different genres, oriented toward students.
Notes, quotations, and an extensive introduction by Milton A. Cohen, as well as an essay by Cohen that documents the development of Cummings' unique style.
Four contemporary reviews and six critical essays—from Randall Jarrell, Edmund Wilson, Isabelle Alfandary, and Michael Webster, among others—prefaced by an overview.
Comparative studies of two poems—with five different responses to each—designed to promote discussion in the classroom.
A chronology, a selected bibliography, and a list of the poems.
Pages: 384, Year of Publication: 0203, Dimensions: 13.2x13.2cm
