O'Hara And His Elegies

By George Washington Ranck

Book Overview

O'Hara And His Elegies is a book written by George W. Ranck that explores the life and works of Frank O'Hara, an American poet and art critic. The book focuses on O'Hara's elegies, a type of poem that mourns the death of a person or a group of people. Ranck examines O'Hara's elegies in depth, analyzing their themes, structure, and language. He also provides biographical information about O'Hara, discussing his personal life and his role in the New York art scene in the 1950s and 1960s. The book includes a selection of O'Hara's elegies, as well as photographs and illustrations related to his life and work. Overall, O'Hara And His Elegies offers a comprehensive look at one of America's most influential poets and his contribution to the elegiac tradition in literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 054840576X
• ISBN13: 9780548405765
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"