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1. 1. The Life And Poetry Of Frank Stanford

   

   An engrossing study that interweaves a biography of a singular Southern poet with close readings of his work, tracing how his rural roots, personal mythmaking, and turbulent inner life shaped a distinctive, visionary voice. The book reconstructs his life—family, travels, influences—and situates his major long poem and lyric sequences within themes of landscape, memory, violence, and longing, while examining stylistic innovations, narrative lyricism, and religious and folkloric echoes. It also addresses the circumstances and impact of his early death, the cultivation of his posthumous reputation, and the ways his work challenges and enriches American poetic traditions.

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