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Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur - A Biographical Study (Paperback)
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Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur - A Biographical Study (Paperback)
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Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Wilbur (b. 1921) is part of a
notable literary cohort, American poets who came to prominence in
the mid-twentieth century. Wilbur's verse is esteemed for its
fluency, wit, and optimism; his ingeniously rhymed translations of
French drama by Moliere, Racine, and Corneille remain the most
often staged in the English-speaking world; his essays possess a
scope and acumen equal to the era's best criticism. This biography
examines the philosophical and visionary depth of his
world-renowned poetry and traces achievements spanning seventy
years, from political editorials about World War II to war poems
written during his service to his theatrical career, including a
contentious collaboration with Leonard Bernstein and Lillian
Hellman.Wilbur's life has been mistakenly seen as blessed, lacking
the drama of his troubled contemporaries. Let Us Watch Richard
Wilbur corrects that view and explores how Wilbur's perceived
""normality"" both enhanced and limited his achievement. The
authors augment the life story with details gleaned from access to
his unpublished journals, family archives, candid interviews they
conducted with Wilbur and his wife, Charlee, and his correspondence
with Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, John Berryman, John Malcolm
Brinnin, James Merrill, and others.
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