John Hollander

  • 18

    Catalog books

  • 13

    Works

  • 1984 to 2024

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

John Hollander has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 18 catalog-linked books across 1984 to 2024, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1984 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Yale Univ Pr and Columbia Univ Pr.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Yale Univ Pr and Columbia Univ Pr

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1984 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Yale Univ Pr and Columbia Univ Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language

    Yale Univ Pr • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1988 • 262 pages.

  2. Reflections on Espionage: The Question of Cupcake

    Yale Univ Pr • 1999 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  3. The Work of Poetry

    Columbia Univ Pr • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 318 pages.

  4. Selected Poetry

    Alfred a Knopf Inc • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 352 pages.

  5. The Figure of Echo

    University of California Press • 1984 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1984 • 192 pages.

  6. Rhyme's Reason

    Yale University Press • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  7. Figure of Echo

    University of California Press • 2024 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2024.

  8. Expert Witnesses in Civil Litigation

    Irwin Law, Incorporated • 2017 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2017.

  9. Rhyme's Reason: A Guide to English Verse, New Enlarged Edition

    Yale Univ Pr • commitment varies by edition

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

  10. Types of Shape, New, Expanded Edition

    Yale Univ Pr • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author.

How The Picks Compare

  • Reflections on Espionage: The Question of Cupcake is the easier short commitment, while Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language asks for more reading time up front.
  • Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Reflections on Espionage: The Question of Cupcake leans later in the catalog.
  • The Work of Poetry is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Melodious Guile: Fictive Pattern in Poetic Language.

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