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Few cities on earth exert New York's pull on the literary imagination. There may be nothing like Paris in springtime, or a foggy day in London Town, but for sheer page volume, neither of these can rival the city that never sleeps. In celebration of Greater New York's centenary, the Library of America has assembled almost 200 years' worth of literary Gothamiana--no small task, given the scope from which they had to choose. The result is a hefty, pleasingly eclectic anthology that works as both historical document and literary revelation. Editor Phillip Lopate has wisely chosen to include both the familiar (Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry") and the unknown (the diaries of English actress Fanny Kemble). Edith Wharton, Oscar Hijuelos, Henry Miller, Willa Cather, Tom Wolfe, Hart Crane: these are only a few of the writers who offer up their takes on the city, in terms that vary from nostalgic to cynical, romantic to tart. "I want this new novel to be delicate and cutting--nothing will cut New York but a diamond," observes Dawn Powell; "I don't like the city better, the more I see it, but worse," writes a homesick Thoreau. F. Scott Fitzgerald mourns the giddy New York of 1919, his "lost city," while E.B. White lauds the metropolis for its dual bequests, "the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy." Vibrant, opinionated, more than a little bit overwhelming, the anthology is a fitting tribute to a city whose most enduring characteristic is the speed at which it can change. In the words of E.B. White, "A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning. The city is like poetry: it compresses all life, all races and breeds, into a small island and adds music and the accompaniment of internal engines." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the union of New York City's five boroughs, this single volume collects the work of 108 writers who together create a literary portrait of the city. Arranged chronologically by approximate date of composition, the writings include poetry, essays, fiction, memoirs, diaries, letters, and journalism, but exclude excerpts from the many great New York novels. Familiar and much-anthologized pieces like Washington's Irving's "A History of New York" and E.B. White's "Here Is New York" share space with lesser-known diary excerpts from Philip Hone and Dawn Powell, autobiographical writings by Henry Miller and Langston Hughes, "walking around" poems by Frank O'Hara and James Schuyler, and scores of other NYC-inspired works, all coalescing to capture the force and personality of the Big Apple. Each entry is prefaced by a brief biographical sketch of the writer. This unique collection is a bargain and deserves to be in every library.?Cathy Sabol, Northern Virginia Community Coll., Herndon
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Few cities on earth exert New York's pull on the literary imagination. There may be nothing like Paris in springtime, or a foggy day in London Town, but for sheer page volume, neither of these can rival the city that never sleeps. In celebration of Greater New York's centenary, the Library of America has assembled almost 200 years' worth of literary Gothamiana--no small task, given the scope from which they had to choose. The result is a hefty, pleasingly eclectic anthology that works as both historical document and literary revelation. Editor Phillip Lopate has wisely chosen to include both the familiar (Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener," Whitman's "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry") and the unknown (the diaries of English actress Fanny Kemble). Edith Wharton, Oscar Hijuelos, Henry Miller, Willa Cather, Tom Wolfe, Hart Crane: these are only a few of the writers who offer up their takes on the city, in terms that vary from nostalgic to cynical, romantic to tart. "I want this new novel to be delicate and cutting--nothing will cut New York but a diamond," observes Dawn Powell; "I don't like the city better, the more I see it, but worse," writes a homesick Thoreau. F. Scott Fitzgerald mourns the giddy New York of 1919, his "lost city," while E.B. White lauds the metropolis for its dual bequests, "the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy." Vibrant, opinionated, more than a little bit overwhelming, the anthology is a fitting tribute to a city whose most enduring characteristic is the speed at which it can change. In the words of E.B. White, "A poem compresses much in a small space and adds music, thus heightening its meaning. The city is like poetry: it compresses all life, all races and breeds, into a small island and adds music and the accompaniment of internal engines." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the union of New York City's five boroughs, this single volume collects the work of 108 writers who together create a literary portrait of the city. Arranged chronologically by approximate date of composition, the writings include poetry, essays, fiction, memoirs, diaries, letters, and journalism, but exclude excerpts from the many great New York novels. Familiar and much-anthologized pieces like Washington's Irving's "A History of New York" and E.B. White's "Here Is New York" share space with lesser-known diary excerpts from Philip Hone and Dawn Powell, autobiographical writings by Henry Miller and Langston Hughes, "walking around" poems by Frank O'Hara and James Schuyler, and scores of other NYC-inspired works, all coalescing to capture the force and personality of the Big Apple. Each entry is prefaced by a brief biographical sketch of the writer. This unique collection is a bargain and deserves to be in every library.?Cathy Sabol, Northern Virginia Community Coll., Herndon
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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