The Edmund Wilson reader /

A gifted novelist, poet, playwright, and historian, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) served on the staffs of "Vanity Fair, The New Republic" and "The New Yorker", but is best known for the grace and insight of his literary criticism. Here in one volume is a representative selection from...

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Main Author: Wilson, Edmund, 1895-1972
Other Authors: Dabney, Lewis M
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Da Capo Press, 1997
New York : 1997
Edition:Revised and expanded, first Da Capo Press edition
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Summary:A gifted novelist, poet, playwright, and historian, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) served on the staffs of "Vanity Fair, The New Republic" and "The New Yorker", but is best known for the grace and insight of his literary criticism. Here in one volume is a representative selection from Wilson's diverse oeuvre that offers readers the opportunity to partake of an incomparable intellectual feast
Item Description:Rev. ed. of: The portable Edmund Wilson. 1983
Physical Description:li, 748 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
li, 748 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [747]-748)
Includes bibliographical references (pages [747]-748)
ISBN:0306808099 (alk. paper)
0306808099