The devils and Canon Barham;: Ten essays on poets, novelists and monsters
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Summary
This 1973 essay collection gathers ten pieces by Edmund Wilson on poets, novelists, and monsters. Its subjects are literary and wide-ranging, with the title pairing suggesting a deliberate contrast between the canonical and the uncanny.
Why this book now
Read Wilson’s literary criticism for a historically situated encounter with the writers, books, and monstrous figures that shaped his thinking.
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- You enjoy literary essays that move between poets, novelists, and the monstrous.
- You want Edmund Wilson’s criticism in a compact ten-essay collection.
- You are looking for a continuous narrative rather than separate essays.
- You prefer contemporary criticism or a single-author study over a 1973 collection.
- You are specifically hunting for the newest framing rather than a backlist perspective.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780374138431
Worth buying if: You enjoy literary essays that move between poets, novelists, and the monstrous.
Skip it if: You are looking for a continuous narrative rather than separate essays.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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At 219 pages, this is a moderate reading commitment suited to taking the ten essays one at a time.
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This Farrar, Straus and Giroux record identifies the 1973 edition at 219 pages.
Best way to approach it
Approach the book essay by essay, letting each encounter with poets, novelists, or monsters stand on its own.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780374138431
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