LEGEND: The Complete Facsimile in Context (Recencies Series: Research and Recovery in Twentieth-Century American Poetics)

Conceived in 1976 and published in 1980, LEGEND exemplifies the political and linguistic commitments of then-nascent Language writing. Coauthored by Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, Ray DiPalma, Steve McCaffery, and Ron Silliman, the work was composed on typewriters and developed through the mail. The twenty-six poems of the volume bring together every possible permutation of collaborative authorship in one-, two-, three-, and five-author combinations, revealing the evolution of distinctive styles against and in conversation with others. Along with a complete reproduction of the original text, LEGEND: The Complete Facsimile in Context includes a critical introduction by editors Matthew Hofer and Michael Golston, a generous selection of material from the authors' correspondence, and a new collaborative piece by the authors. This book will be an essential resource to students and scholars in twentieth-century poetry and poetics.

• | Author: Bruce Andrews
• | Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• | Publication Date: June 15, 2020
• | Number of Pages: 316 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0826361471
• | ISBN-13: 9780826361479