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Mainly remembered as a World War II poet who died in Normandy three days after D-day, Keith Douglas demonstrated a rapidly maturing energy and simplicity of diction through his descriptions of war-time Cairo and contemplations of death. The only complete collection of his poetry available, this volume contains 105 poems with a section of notes that provides the source, place of first publication, and a record of substantial variations from other versions for each poem.
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"Each poem turns out to be an exercise [and] whatever they are, these 'exercises' display [the poet's] striving towards and, briefly, perfecting the qualities we value in him: the incisive, nimble glance, the uniquely tempered music, the simple, point-blank, bull's-eye styatement, the tensile delicacy."--"Ted Hughes, "from his Introduction
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Keith Douglas, a poet who died during World War II at the age of 24, published only one volume of poetry in his lifetime, Selected Poems (1943). Several other volumes of his poetry have been published posthumously, including Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) and Collected Poems (1951). Desmond Graham is a well-known critic. Ted Hughes is Poet Laureate of Britain.
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- PublisherOxford Paperbacks
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 019281964X
- ISBN 13 9780192819642
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages176
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Book Description Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. New and Revised Edition. A third printing (1995) of the OUP paperback edition, which was first published in 1987 with the Ted Hughes Introduction - reprinted from the 1979 first paperback edition. This printing has a new Afterword dated June 1994. ***A near fine copy in illustrated glossy card covers. The covers are slightly rubbed and creased at the edges, but are clean and unmarked. Soft crease to the back cover. No reading creases to the spine. Spine tight. No fading. Internally also near fine with just a neat ownership name on the inside of the front cover. Pages clean. Paper stock nice and white. No creases or tears. ***217mm x140mm. 146 pages including an Index of Titles and First Lines at the back of the book. ***Contents: Preface, Afterword, Introduction by Ted Hughes, Keith Douglas1920-1944: A Chronology, School, Oxford, Army: England, Army: Middle East, England 1944, Two Statements on Poetry, Notes, Index of Titles and First Lines. ***'Each poem turns out to be an exercise --- whatever they are, these "exercises" display his striving towards and eventually, briefly, perfecting the qualities we value in him: the incisive, nimble glance, the uniquely tempered music, the simple, pointblank, bull's eye statement, the tensile delicacy.' (Quote taken from the Introduction by Ted Hughes) ***'This is the only complete collection of Douglas's poems. First published in 1978, it eventually reappeared in Oxford Poets in 1987, by which time this edition had firmly established Keith Douglas as by far the most talented and interesting poet of the Second World War, one who had achieved this considerable body of work before he was killed in Normandy in June 1944 three days after D-Day, aged only twenty-four. (Quote taken from the back cover) ***A third printing (1995) of the OUP paperback edition, which was first published in 1987 with the Ted Hughes Introduction, in bright collectable condition. A nice copy to have for the reader of Keith Douglas' poetry. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # PB674
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Spine not creased. 215 x 135 mm. xxviii, 148 pp. The complete poems of Keith Douglas, killed in Normandy three days after D-Day at the age of 24. Edited by Desmond Graham. Reissued with a new introduction by Ted Hughes. Book. Seller Inventory # 78436
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