Author: SITWELL, EDITH (1887-1964)
Title: The Song of the Cold / Edith Sitwell
Description: New York : The Vanguard Press. Inc. 1948. First Edition. 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. 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. Weight in Kg appr.:

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