The Early Poetry of Charles Wright - by Robert D Denham (Paperback)

About the Book

This companion covers Charles Wrights first two trilogies, Country Music (1982) and The World of the Ten Thousand Things (1990), providing biographical details, information on Wrights sources and influences, and historical notes. It pays special attention to the way that Wrights poems work together and the links that are formed between them. While each poem is given its own commentary, the author argues that they work together in a concentrated whole to document a mans spiritual journey.

Book Synopsis

This companion covers Charles Wright's first two trilogies, Country Music (1982) and The World of the Ten Thousand Things (1990), providing biographical details, information on Wright's sources and influences, and historical notes. It pays special attention to the way that Wright's poems work together and the links that are formed between them. While each poem is given its own commentary, the author argues that they work together in a concentrated whole to document a man's spiritual journey.

Review Quotes

"invaluable to anyone wanting to teach, or even to read, the early poetry of Charles Wright"-Appalachian Heritage.

About the Author

Robert D. Denham is John P. Fishwick Professor of English Emeritus at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. He has also taught at Emory & Henry College, after which he served as Director of English Programs and Director of the Association of Departments of English for the Modern Language Association. He has written and edited more than twenty-five volumes on Frye.