Selected Poems By John Crowe Ransom

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1945. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. The book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping. The text pages are clean and bright. Both front and rear endpapers have noticeable light, generalized toning. The dust jacket has several small edge tears, nicks and small chips missing." John Crowe Ransom (April 30, 1888 – July 3, 1974) was an American educator, scholar, literary critic, poet, essayist and editor. He is considered to be a founder of the New Criticism school of literary criticism. As a faculty member at Kenyon College, he was the first editor of the widely regarded Kenyon Review. Highly respected as a teacher and mentor to a generation of accomplished students, he also was a prize-winning poet and essayist. " .