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A.M. Klein: Complete Poems

Part I: Original poems 1926-1934; Part II: Original Poems 1937-1955 and Poetry Translations (Collected Works of A.M. Klein)

by (author) A.M. Klein

edited by Zailig Pollock

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 1990
Category
Canadian, Jewish, Poetry
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487590932
    Publish Date
    Dec 1990
    List Price
    $79.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780802058027
    Publish Date
    Dec 1990
    List Price
    $198.00

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It is for his poetry that A.M. Klein is best known and most warmly remembered. This collection includes all Klein's poetry, both original works and translations from Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, and Latin. Many of them, coming from all periods of his careers, have never been published.

The poems are arranged chronologically according to date of composition. This makes possible, for the first time, an appreciation of Klein's poetic development. The editor's introduction places this development in the perspective of Klein's life and time, and in particular explores Klein's lifelong struggle to reconcile his dual vocations as both a Jewish and a modernist writer.

The textual apparatus identifies all authoritative versions for each poem and lists all emendations and all substative variants in both published and mauscript versions. The explanatory notes gloss obscure terms and references. They also provide a rich context for appreciation and interpretation by drawing connections with Klein's life, his wide reading, and his work as a whole. Wherever possible, Klein's own numerous, but scattered, comments on his poems have been cited.

About the authors

A.M. Klein (1909-1972) was a Canadian poet and writer.

A.M. Klein's profile page

Zailig Pollock is Professor of English Literature, Trent University.

Zailig Pollock's profile page