A.M. Klein: Complete Poems: Part I: Original Poems 1926-1934; Part II: Original Poems 1937-1955 and Poetry Translations (Collected Works of a.M. Klein) (Heritage) - Softcover

Klein, A.M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1487592388 ISBN 13: 9781487592387

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, 1990

Synopsis

It is for his poetry that A.M. Klein is best known and most warmly remembered. This collection includes all Klein's poetry, both original works and translations from Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, and Latin. Many of them, coming from all periods of his careers, have never been published.

The poems are arranged chronologically according to date of composition. This makes possible, for the first time, an appreciation of Klein's poetic development. The editor's introduction places this development in the perspective of Klein's life and time, and in particular explores Klein's lifelong struggle to reconcile his dual vocations as both a Jewish and a modernist writer.

The textual apparatus identifies all authoritative versions for each poem and lists all emendations and all substative variants in both published and mauscript versions. The explanatory notes gloss obscure terms and references. They also provide a rich context for appreciation and interpretation by drawing connections with Klein's life, his wide reading, and his work as a whole. Wherever possible, Klein's own numerous, but scattered, comments on his poems have been cited.

About this title

About the Authors

A.M. Klein (1909-1972) was a Canadian poet and writer.

Zailig Pollock is Professor of English Literature, Trent University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1487592388
• ISBN 13: 9781487592387
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1186
• Editor: Pollock Zailig