Manuscripts Regarding the Publication of Charles Olson's The Maximus Poems, 1959-1976

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Manuscripts Regarding the Publication of Charles Olson's The Maximus Poems, 1959-1976

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In 1960, Charles Olson's was published by the Jargon Society in conjuction with Corinth Books. The Maximus Poems The collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to publication of . Correspondence is primarily among Charles Olson, Elias Wilentz of Corinth Books, and Johnathan Williams of the Jargon Society. There are contracts, title page and signature mock-ups by Johnathan Williams, notes on the book's typography, and proofs of the book's cover, among other items. There is also some correspondence relating to the publication of subsequent volumes of as well as a photograph of Olson. The Maximus Poems The Maximus Poems

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Collection

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Olson, Charles, 1910-1970

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Charles Olson, the leading voice of the Black Mountain poets, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and was a notable student at Wesleyan University, where his groundbreaking work on Herman Melville evolved into the highly praised monograph, Call Me Ishmael. Inspired by Franklin Roosevelt, Olson worked his way up through the Democratic Party, but quit after Roosevelt's death, and began a brilliant career as a writer and educator. His manifesto, Projective Verse, influenced a generation of poets ...