Books by Charles Olson

If literary critics and reviewers at the time responded with varying degrees of skepticism to the "theory of the two Moby-Dicks,it was the experimental style and organization of the book that generated the most controversy.

The prose writings of Charles Olson (1910-1970) have had a far-reaching impact on post-World War II American poetics. This volume presents his works published for the most part between 1946 and 1969. It backgrounds the poetics, preoccupations, and fascinations that underpin his great poems.

This work brings together the three volumes of Olson's long poem (originally published in 1960, 1968 and 1975 respectively) in one book.

A seminal figure in post-World War II literature, Charles Olson has helped define the postmodern sensibility. This work selects some 70 poems, presenting a personal reading of Olson's decisive and inimitable work - 'unequivocal instances of his genius' - over the many years of their friendship.