Complete Poems
The firecracker verse of a true American original Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literary coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputation as one of the era's most beloved poets. Parker's satirical wit and sharp-edged humor earned her a reputation as the...
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The firecracker verse of a true American original Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literary coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputation as one of the era's most beloved poets. Parker's satirical wit and sharp-edged humor earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This Penguin Classics edition of her poetry—the companion to Parker's Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade—is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to fascinate.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780143106081 (0143106082)
Publish date: April 6th 2010
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
IntroductionSuggestions for Further ReadingChronologyA Note on the TextEnough Rope (1926)--Threnody--The Small Hours--The False Friends--The Trifler--A Very Short Song--A Well-Worn Story--Convalescent--The Dark Girl's Rhyme--Epitaph--Light of Love--Wail--The Satin Dress--Somebody's Song--Anecdote--B...
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