Fairy Tales - Softcover

Cummings, E. E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156298953 ISBN 13: 9780156298957

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1987

Synopsis

Four imaginative tales written by the distinguished poet for his young daughter.

About this title

About the Author:

E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) was among the most influential, widely read, and revered modernist poets. He was also a playwright, a painter, and a writer of prose. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he studied at Harvard University and, during World War I, served with an ambulance corps in France. He spent three months in a French detention camp and subsequently wrote The Enormous Room, a highly acclaimed criticism of World War I. After the war, Cummings returned to the States and published his first collection of poetry, Tulips & Chimneys, which was characterized by his innovative style: pushing the boundaries of language and form while discussing love, nature, and war with sensuousness and glee. He spent the rest of his life painting, writing poetry, and enjoying widespread popularity and success.

Synopsis:

Four tales include "The Old Man Who Said 'Why'," "The Elephant and The Butterfly," "The House That Ate Mosquito Pie," and "The Little Girl Named I.

About this edition

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0156298953
• ISBN 13: 9780156298957
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Eaton John