Ogden Nash

The Life and Work of America's Laureate of Light Verse

AvDouglas M. Parker

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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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

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-03-10
Mått:161 x 229 x 33 mm
Vikt:644 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:340
Förlag:Ivan R Dee, Inc
Medarbetare:Dana Gioia
ISBN:9781566636377

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Douglas Parker studied at the Cornell Law School, practiced corporate law in New York City, and served in the White House under President Nixon and in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He is now retired from private practice and lives in South Orleans, Massachusetts.

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In this faithful and fascinating chronicle, Ogden Nash's triumphs and disappointments on Broadway and in Hollywood; his battles with writer’s block and the bottle; his disparate careers as poet, lyricist, editor, film writer, radio and television personality, courtly lover, and resident “Jesus” for Harold Ross of The New Yorker, are all revealed. Nash was a man without enemies; Douglas M. Parker’s captivating biography should win him legions of new friends.