Williams, William Carlos 1883-1963
Overview
| Works: | 2,691 works in 6,319 publications in 9 languages and 185,386 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Poetry Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction Autobiographies Short stories History Literature Medical fiction Essays |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Translator, Performer, Librettist, Lyricist, Other, Contributor, Author of introduction, htt, Dedicatee, Creator, Narrator, Recipient, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Honoree, Signer, Illustrator, v=v, Composer, win, Speaker |
| Classifications: | PS3545.I544, 811.52 |
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Most widely held works about
William Carlos Williams
- A river of words : the story of William Carlos Williams by Jen Bryant( Book )
- William Carlos Williams by Thomas R Whitaker( Book )
- William Carlos Williams by John Malcolm Brinnin( Book )
- Money and modernity : Pound, Williams, and the spirit of Jefferson by Alec Marsh( )
- William Carlos Williams : a collection of critical essays by J. Hillis Miller( Book )
- Beleaguered poets and leftist critics : Stevens, Cummings, Frost, and Williams in the 1930s by Milton A Cohen( )
- Apocalypse and after : modern strategy and postmodern tactics in Pound, Williams, and Zukofsky by Bruce Comens( )
- Literary admirers of Alfred Stieglitz by F. Richard Thomas( )
- The autobiography of William Carlos Williams by William Carlos Williams( Book )
- The transparent lyric : reading and meaning in the poetry of Stevens and Williams by David Walker( )
- William Carlos Williams : a new world naked by Paul L Mariani( Book )
- William Carlos Williams and the diagnostics of culture by Brian A Bremen( )
- William Carlos Williams : an American artist by James E. B Breslin( Book )
- The continuity of American poetry by Roy Harvey Pearce( Book )
- The Columbia history of American poetry by Jay Parini( Book )
- The art of William Carlos Williams; a discovery and possession of America by James Guimond( Book )
- Seven modern American poets : an introduction by Leonard Unger( Book )
- The poetic world of William Carlos Williams by Alan Ostrom( Book )
- William Carlos Williams, poet from Jersey by Reed Whittemore( Book )
- Poets of reality; six twentieth-century writers by Joseph Hillis Miller( Book )
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Most widely held works by
William Carlos Williams
Paterson by
William Carlos Williams(
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185 editions published between 1848 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 3,753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long recognized as a masterpiece of modern American poetry, William Carlos Williams' Paterson is one man's testament and vision, "a humanist manifesto enacted in five books, a grammar to help us to live" (Denis Donoghue). Paterson is both a place - the New Jersey city near which Williams lived - and a man: the symbolic figure in whom the person (the poet's own life) and the public (the history of the region) are combined. Originally four books (published individually between 1946 and 1951), the structure of Paterson (in Dr. Williams' words) "follows the course of the Passaic River, whose life seemed more and more to resemble my own: the river above the Falls, the catastrophe of the Falls itself, the river below the Falls and the entrance at the end into the great sea." Book Five, published in 1958, when the poet was seventy-five, affirms the triumphant life of the imagination, in spite of age and death. This edition has been completely re-edited by noted Williams scholar Christopher MacGowan of the College of William and Mary and, in addition to presenting the most authoritative text possible, contains invaluable notes identifying Williams' sources and references
185 editions published between 1848 and 2019 in 7 languages and held by 3,753 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Long recognized as a masterpiece of modern American poetry, William Carlos Williams' Paterson is one man's testament and vision, "a humanist manifesto enacted in five books, a grammar to help us to live" (Denis Donoghue). Paterson is both a place - the New Jersey city near which Williams lived - and a man: the symbolic figure in whom the person (the poet's own life) and the public (the history of the region) are combined. Originally four books (published individually between 1946 and 1951), the structure of Paterson (in Dr. Williams' words) "follows the course of the Passaic River, whose life seemed more and more to resemble my own: the river above the Falls, the catastrophe of the Falls itself, the river below the Falls and the entrance at the end into the great sea." Book Five, published in 1958, when the poet was seventy-five, affirms the triumphant life of the imagination, in spite of age and death. This edition has been completely re-edited by noted Williams scholar Christopher MacGowan of the College of William and Mary and, in addition to presenting the most authoritative text possible, contains invaluable notes identifying Williams' sources and references
The collected later poems of William Carlos Williams by
William Carlos Williams(
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105 editions published between 1944 and 1967 in 3 languages and held by 2,566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents all the poems written by the American physician and author during the forties
105 editions published between 1944 and 1967 in 3 languages and held by 2,566 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents all the poems written by the American physician and author during the forties
American poetry : the twentieth century(
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,344 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
In the American grain by
William Carlos Williams(
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96 editions published between 1900 and 2021 in 7 languages and held by 2,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"William Carlos Williams was not a historian, but he was fascinated by the texture of American history. Beginning with Columbus's discovery of the Indies and moving on through Sir Walter Raleigh, Cotton Mather, Daniel Boone, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allan Poe, and Abraham Lincoln, Williams found in the fabric of familiar episodes new shades of meaning and configurations of character. He brought a poetic imagination to the task of reconstructing a live tradition for Americans, and what results is one of the finest works of prose to have been penned by any writer of the twentieth century."--
96 editions published between 1900 and 2021 in 7 languages and held by 2,206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"William Carlos Williams was not a historian, but he was fascinated by the texture of American history. Beginning with Columbus's discovery of the Indies and moving on through Sir Walter Raleigh, Cotton Mather, Daniel Boone, George Washington, Ben Franklin, Aaron Burr, Edgar Allan Poe, and Abraham Lincoln, Williams found in the fabric of familiar episodes new shades of meaning and configurations of character. He brought a poetic imagination to the task of reconstructing a live tradition for Americans, and what results is one of the finest works of prose to have been penned by any writer of the twentieth century."--
The collected poems of William Carlos Williams by
William Carlos Williams(
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12 editions published between 1986 and 2001 in English and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of poems of William Carlos Williams from 1939-1962
12 editions published between 1986 and 2001 in English and held by 1,883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collection of poems of William Carlos Williams from 1939-1962
Collected earlier poems by
William Carlos Williams(
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29 editions published between 1938 and 1973 in English and held by 1,707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The evolution of Williams' style and the further development of the uniquely American poetic tradition is evidenced in works written before World War II
29 editions published between 1938 and 1973 in English and held by 1,707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The evolution of Williams' style and the further development of the uniquely American poetic tradition is evidenced in works written before World War II
Six poems by
William Carlos Williams(
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7 editions published in 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Howl : and other poems by
Allen Ginsberg(
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39 editions published between 1956 and 2014 in English and Spanish and held by 1,322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ginsberg's 1956 collection of poems created a sensation, becoming the subject of an obscenity trial and changing the literary landscape forever
39 editions published between 1956 and 2014 in English and Spanish and held by 1,322 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ginsberg's 1956 collection of poems created a sensation, becoming the subject of an obscenity trial and changing the literary landscape forever
Selected poems by
William Carlos Williams(
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83 editions published between 1915 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poetry by William Carlos Williams whose early work was influenced by Pound and the Imagists. Subsequently he discarded imagism as possessing "no formal necessity implicit in it" and his own poetically guiding concept "no ideas but in things" dictated his poetry
83 editions published between 1915 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,296 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poetry by William Carlos Williams whose early work was influenced by Pound and the Imagists. Subsequently he discarded imagism as possessing "no formal necessity implicit in it" and his own poetically guiding concept "no ideas but in things" dictated his poetry
Three poems by
William Carlos Williams(
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5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 1,289 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
White mule; a novel by
William Carlos Williams(
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67 editions published between 1937 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 1,253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
White Mule is the first of a trilogy of novels by William Carlos Williams about the immigrant Stecher family in New York at the turn of the 20th century. The "White Mule" of the title refers to Flossie, the angry, assertive, uncompromising baby, who can kick like White Mule whiskey
67 editions published between 1937 and 1995 in 4 languages and held by 1,253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
White Mule is the first of a trilogy of novels by William Carlos Williams about the immigrant Stecher family in New York at the turn of the 20th century. The "White Mule" of the title refers to Flossie, the angry, assertive, uncompromising baby, who can kick like White Mule whiskey
The William Carlos Williams reader by
William Carlos Williams(
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19 editions published between 1962 and 1990 in English and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1962 and 1990 in English and held by 1,129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Six American poets : an anthology by
Joel Conarroe(
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3 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,033 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An anthology of 247 memorable poems by six of America's greatest poets encompasses the works of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes
3 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 1,033 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An anthology of 247 memorable poems by six of America's greatest poets encompasses the works of Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, William Carlos Williams, Wallace Stevens, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes
The build-up by
William Carlos Williams(
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42 editions published between 1946 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
German printer and his Norwegian wife in New Jersey from 1900 to the European War
42 editions published between 1946 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
German printer and his Norwegian wife in New Jersey from 1900 to the European War
The doctor stories by
William Carlos Williams(
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24 editions published between 1962 and 2018 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of thirteen "doctor stories," six poems on medical matters, and a selection from The Autobiography "can help many others take a knowing look at the medical profession."--Back cover
24 editions published between 1962 and 2018 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of thirteen "doctor stories," six poems on medical matters, and a selection from The Autobiography "can help many others take a knowing look at the medical profession."--Back cover
The complete works of Francois Villon by
François Villon(
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10 editions published between 1960 and 1964 in English and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poetry of François Villon is always intensely personal, a distillation of the heart and soul of perhaps the most notorious figure in all literature. Libertine, brawler, thief, scholar, rake, murderer, Villon was a citizen of Paris and a lover of its teeming streets, the sounds and sights of which fill his works: "The Legacy", "The Testament", "Miscellaneous Poems", and "Poems in Slang". The works of the man who has been called the key figure in modern poetry are presented here in a fresh, free-verse English translation as well as in the original French. The design of the book is such that the French text and the English translation face each other on opposite pages, line for line, verse for verse. Along with the brilliant introduction by William Carlos Williams, the volume contains a short biography of Villon, a foreword concerning the text, translation, and notes, as well as a bibliography and an index of first lines, both in French and in English. -- From publisher's description
10 editions published between 1960 and 1964 in English and held by 984 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The poetry of François Villon is always intensely personal, a distillation of the heart and soul of perhaps the most notorious figure in all literature. Libertine, brawler, thief, scholar, rake, murderer, Villon was a citizen of Paris and a lover of its teeming streets, the sounds and sights of which fill his works: "The Legacy", "The Testament", "Miscellaneous Poems", and "Poems in Slang". The works of the man who has been called the key figure in modern poetry are presented here in a fresh, free-verse English translation as well as in the original French. The design of the book is such that the French text and the English translation face each other on opposite pages, line for line, verse for verse. Along with the brilliant introduction by William Carlos Williams, the volume contains a short biography of Villon, a foreword concerning the text, translation, and notes, as well as a bibliography and an index of first lines, both in French and in English. -- From publisher's description
The farmers' daughters : the collected stories of William Carlos Williams by
William Carlos Williams(
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20 editions published between 1961 and 1968 in English and held by 963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1961 and 1968 in English and held by 963 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Selected essays by
William Carlos Williams(
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22 editions published between 1954 and 1969 in English and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1954 and 1969 in English and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A voyage to Pagany by
William Carlos Williams(
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31 editions published between 1928 and 1988 in English and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An autobiographical travelogue in the form of a novel
31 editions published between 1928 and 1988 in English and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An autobiographical travelogue in the form of a novel
Many loves and other plays : the collected plays of William Carlos Williams by
William Carlos Williams(
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20 editions published between 1961 and 1965 in English and held by 805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1961 and 1965 in English and held by 805 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Pound, Ezra 1885-1972 Other Performer Author Editor
- Stevens, Wallace 1879-1955 Other Author Lyricist Narrator
- Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) 1888-1965 Other Performer Author
- Frost, Robert 1874-1963 Performer Author Lyricist
- Poets Laureate Collection (Library of Congress)
- Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin) 1894-1962 Other Performer Translator Contributor Author
- Crane, Hart 1899-1932 Lyricist
- Whitman, Walt 1819-1892 Author Lyricist
- Dickinson, Emily 1830-1886
- Moore, Marianne 1887-1972 Performer Lyricist Author Contributor
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Aiken, Conrad, America American poetry Ashbery, John, Auden, W. H.--(Wystan Hugh), Beats (Persons) Berryman, John, Bishop, Elizabeth, Bradstreet, Anne, Bryant, William Cullen, Civilization Crane, Stephen, Cummings, E. E.--(Edward Estlin), Dickinson, Emily, Discoveries in geography Eliot, T. S.--(Thomas Stearns), Emerson, Ralph Waldo, English poetry Freneau, Philip Morin, Frost, Robert, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Lanier, Sidney, Lindsay, Vachel, Literature Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, Lowell, James Russell, Millay, Edna St. Vincent, Moore, Marianne, National characteristics, American, in literature New Jersey New Jersey--Paterson Physicians Poe, Edgar Allan, Poetry Poets, American Pound, Ezra, Ransom, John Crowe, Robinson, Edwin Arlington, Roethke, Theodore, Sandburg, Carl, Stevens, Wallace, Taylor, Edward, Teasdale, Sara, United States Warren, Robert Penn, Whitman, Walt, Whittier, John Greenleaf, Williams, William Carlos, Wylie, Elinor,
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Gulielmus Carolus Williams
Uilyam Karlos Uilyams
Ṿiliʼams, Ṿiliʼam Ḳarlos 1883-1963
Vilijam Karlos Vilijams
Vilijams, Vilijam Karlos
Viljamsas Viljamas Karlas
WCW 1883-1963
William Carlos Williams
William Carlos Williams, 1883-1963.
William Carlos Williams American poet
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Williams, W. C.
Williams, W. C. 1883-1963
Williams, William C. 1883-1963
Williams, William Carlos
Williams, William Carlos 1883-1963
Ουίλιαμ Κάρλος Ουίλιαμς Αμερικανός ποιητής, συγραφέας, παιδίατρος
Вільям Карлос Вільямс американський поет
Уильям Карлос Уильямс
Уильямс, У. К 1883-1963
Уильямс, Уильям Карлос, 1883-1963.
Уилям Карлос Уилямс
Ўільям Карляс Ўільямз амэрыканскі паэт
Ուիլիըմ Քարլոս Ուիլիըմս
Վիլյամ Կառլոս Վիլյամս
וויליאמס, וויליאם קרלוס
וויליאמס, וויליאם קרלוס 1883-1963
וויליאמס, וילים קרלוס 1883-1963
ויליאם קרלוס ויליאמס
ויליאם קרלוס ויליאמס משורר אמריקאי
ויליאמס, ויליאם קרלוס
ויליאמס, ויליאם קרלוס 1883-1963
ויליאמס, וילים קרלוס 1883-1963
וילימס, וילים קרלוס 1883-1963
ويليام كارلوس ويليامز
ويليام كارلوس ويليامز شاعر أمريكي
ویلیام کارلس ویلیامز
ویلیام کارلوس ویلیامز
विलियम कार्लोस विलियम्स
ਵਿਲੀਅਮ ਕਾਰਲੋਸ ਵਿਲੀਅਮਜ਼
윌리엄 카를로스 윌리엄스
윌리엄스, 윌리엄 카를로스 1883-1963
윌리엄스, 윌리엄 칼로스 1883-1963
ウィリアム・カルロス・ウィリアムズ
ウィリアムズ, W. C.
ウィリアムズ, ウィリアム・カーロス
威廉·卡洛斯·威廉姆斯
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