Ogden Nash: The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse

His keen grasp of human nature and a unique style of verse made Ogden Nash, in the mid-twentieth century, the most widely read and frequently quoted poet of his time. For years, readers have longed for a biography to match Nash's charm, wit, and good nature; now we have it in Douglas Parker's absorbing and delightful life of the poet. Intelligent, informative, and engaging.... There is no comparable study not only of Nash's life but also of the role that poetry, especially comic verse, played in modern American literary culture.... A story long overdue in the telling. --Dana Gioia

Author: Douglas M. Parker, Dana Gioia
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Published: 03/10/2005
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.43lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.30w x 1.21d
ISBN13: 9781566636377
ISBN10: 156663637X
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Literary Criticism | Humor
- Literary Criticism | American | General