Delmore Schwartz: 3 books

The publication of this book restores a missing chapter in the history of twentieth-century American literature With his New Directions debut in 1938, the twenty-five-year-old Delmore Schwartz was hailed as a genius and among the most promising writers of his generation. Yet he died in relative...

Poeta e scrittore ineguagliabile, personaggio versatile e affascinante, nonché autodistruttivo, tanto da finire i suoi giorni solo e alcolizzato in uno squallido albergo di New York, Delmore Schwartz è a tutti gli effetti una figura leggendaria della letteratura statunitense. John Berryman e Robert...

A new edition of the definitive book on the depression-era immigrant experience in New York City. Now with an exciting new preface by rock musician Lou Reed (Delmore Schwartz’s student at Syracuse), In Dreams Begin Responsibilities collects eight of Schwartz’s finest delineations of New...