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WRITERS IN ARMS
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The Literary Impact of the Spanish Civil War
Frederick
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Benson
Hemingway, Koestler, Malraux, Bernanos, Orwell, and RegIer were among
the major writers profoundly
influenc~d
by the "little" war in Spain that
preceded World War II. This book assesses the influence, both upon these
writers and through ·them upon an entire literary generation. 345 pages.
$5.95.
SCENARIOS
OF
THE COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE
Henry F. Salerno, Translator and Editor
Here is the first English translation of F1aminio Scala's
Il teatro delle lavole
rappresentative,
published in 1611 and containing the.only large collection
of scenarios believed to have been used as working scripts by players of the
time. A Foreword by Kenneth McKee provides a general history of the
Commedia dell'Arte, and an appendix suggests analogies with plays of
the 16th and 17th centuries, particularly those of Shakespeare and Moliere.
Illus. 411 pages. $9.75.
The Gotham Library
WALLACE STEVENS: MUSING THE OBSCURE
Ronald Sukenick
Readings, an interpretation, and a guide to the collected poetry.
Stevens is among the most obscure of the major modern poets; but unlike
his contemporaries Eliot, Yeats, and Poimd, his poetry has ·never before
been given the kind of thorough explication it requires. This book gives
intensive, line.by·line readings ofthe major poems and also offers a broad,
interpretative essay on the poet. 235 pages. $2.45 paper/S8.00 cloth.
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