The Song of the Cold / Edith Sitwell
1948, First Edition. New York : The Vanguard Press, Inc. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #227251
Physical description: 113 pages ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. First edition in this format. American volume, reprints of certain poems. Summary: Rich in both technique and content, this volume has all the subtle echoes and associations which float round the sounds of human speech. In these poems, there beats a suffering, tender heart, wise understanding, and a true compassion. It has all the freshness of her earlier work, all its brightness and harmony, but it has a more philosophical outlook. It shows, above all, her heroic courage in the face of a shattered world and a deep religious trust in the ultimate goodness of life. Subject: English poetry - 20th century. Contents: Poems of the Atomic Age - Song at morning - Variations on a theme - Metamorphosis - Early poems - songs. Genre: Poetry, text.
Price: €18.95