About this title: First published in 1958, this collection introduced an indispensible corpus of western poetry to countless American college students, francophiles, and would-be poets -- among them Patti Smith, whose vocation was formed she says, by reading this book. The poetic and cultural tradition forged by the Symbolist poets -- Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Verlaine, Appollinaire, and others -- reverberated throughout the avant garde and counter-cultures of the twentieth century. Modernism, surrealism, abstract impressionism, and the Beat movement are unthinkable without the example of these poets and their ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385498883ISBN:0385498888
Description: Acceptable. Cover and spine have heavy wear, mostly lower right-hand corner of front cover curling with creases. Light stains on book edge, tight binding. Some interior wear with virtually no markings. Good reading copy. aJD WT101509 All items shipped to US include delivery confirmation. Thanks for looking! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780385498883ISBN:0385498888
Description: Good. Books have varying amounts of wear and highlighting. Usually ships within 24 hours in quality packaging. Satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2000-04-18
ISBN-13:9780385498883ISBN:0385498888
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2000-04-18
ISBN-13:9780385498883ISBN:0385498888
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
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