William Everson: The Life of Brother Antoninus Bound Manuscript Inscribed to Nathaniel Tarn
1987rif. 85704Albuquerque 1987. Quarto. Comb-bound manuscript with clear acetate covers; variously paginated. Xerographically reproduced from typescript. Inscribed on cover sheet: "For Nathaniel / one of three copies of the uncorrected MS - " signed dated 2/5/87. Fine with Tarn's editorial markings throughout and occasional author's corrections in ink. Bartlett's magisterial study of William Everson based on original research as well as dozens of interviews during Everson's lifetime remains the standard biography of the poet. Bartlett a poet editor and Professor of English at the University of New Mexico is considered the greatest authority on Everson; among his numerous published books on the poet are the current title published by New Directions in 1988; William Everson: A Descriptive Bibliography 1977; Benchmark and Blaze: the Emergence of William Everson 1979 and several others. This one of three uncorrected pre-publication manuscripts of The Life is inscribed to Bartlett's friend and New Mexico colleague the poet-translator Nathaniel Tarn. PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from Tarn's library in Santa Fe New Mexico. unknown books
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