New & Selected Essays
Denise Levertov
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New & Selected Essays
Published
1992
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Pages
266
ISBN-10
0811212173
Description
Denise Levertov's New & Selected Essays gathers three decades' worth of the poet's most important critical statements. Her subjects are various - poetics, the imagination, politics, spirituality, other writers - and her approach independent minded and richly complex. Here in a single volume are recent essays exploring new ground broken by Levertov in the past decade as well as the finest and most useful prose pieces from The Poet in the World (1973) and Light Up the Cave (1981). With their combination of sensitivity and practicality, the New & Selected Essays will prove enormously helpful to the writer and reader of poetry. As Kirkus Reviews remarked about her prose: "This is humanism in its true sense - her attitude as evidenced (not described) by her writing is such that the reader cannot help but experience life, at least temporarily, with more intensity, joy, and imagination."
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How many pages are in New & Selected Essays?
This edition of New & Selected Essays has approximately 266 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read New & Selected Essays?
For most readers, New & Selected Essays typically takes between 5h 33m and 3h 42m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 66,500 words and common reading speeds.
Here's a detailed breakdown: • Continuous reading at 250 WPM: approximately 4h 26m of focused reading • Casual reading (30 minutes/day): you could finish in roughly 9 days • Estimated word count: 66,500 words
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What is the word count of New & Selected Essays?
The estimated word count for New & Selected Essays is approximately 66,500 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.
This is an approximation — actual word count may vary based on font size, formatting, edition, and the presence of illustrations or charts.
Who is the author of New & Selected Essays?
New & Selected Essays was written by Denise Levertov.
When was New & Selected Essays published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1992. The original work may have been published on a different date.