Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose
Opus Posthumous: Poems, Plays, Prose by Wallace Stevens is a revised edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on February 19, 1990. This collection serves as a significant culmination of Stevens’s work, featuring poems that were previously absent from his Collected Poems, alongside his innovative prose and theatrical pieces. The edition has been meticulously edited by Milton J. Bates, who has corrected errors from the earlier version and included new material that has emerged since its original release.
Readers will discover a rich array of literary forms within this volume, as it encompasses both poetry and prose, reflecting Stevens’s diverse talents. Notably, a third of the poems and essays included in this edition are new, offering fresh insights and language that resonate with Stevens’s characteristic eloquence. This collection stands as an important literary document, showcasing the depth and breadth of Stevens’s contributions to literature, making it a valuable resource for those interested in collected works by a single author.
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When Opus Posthumous first appeared in 1957, it was an appropriate capstone to the career of one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. It included many poems missing from Stevens’s Collected Poems, along with Stevens’s characteristically inventive prose and pieces for the theater.
Now Milton J. Bates, the author of the acclaimed Wallace Stevens: A Mythology of Self, has edited and revised Opus Posthumous to correct the previous edition’s errors and to incorporate material that has come to light since original publication. A third of the poems and essays in this edition are new to the volume. The resulting book is an invaluable literary document whose language and insights are fresh, startling, and eloquent.
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