MacLeish, Archibald 1892-1982
Overview
Works: | 2,042 works in 3,752 publications in 7 languages and 75,282 library holdings |
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Genres: | Poetry Fiction Drama Erotic fiction Criticism, interpretation, etc Acting editions Romance fiction Essays Verse drama Radio plays |
Subject Headings: | Statesmen Poets, American |
Roles: | Author, Performer, Editor, Author of screenplay, Narrator, Interviewee, Lyricist, Author of introduction, Speaker, Contributor, Other, Correspondent, Moderator, Creator, Signer, Inscriber, Redactor, Author of dialog, Commentator |
Classifications: | PS3525.A27, 811.52 |
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Most widely held works about
Archibald MacLeish
- Archibald MacLeish : reflections by Archibald MacLeish( )
- Archibald MacLeish by Signi Lenea Falk( Book )
- Archibald MacLeish by Grover Smith( Book )
- American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre by Allan Lewis( Book )
- Riders on the Earth : essays and recollections by Archibald MacLeish( Book )
- Archibald MacLeish : an American life by Scott Donaldson( Book )
- American playwrights on drama by Horst Frenz( Book )
- American drama ; contemporary allegory from Eugene O'Neill to Tennessee Williams by Louis Broussard( Book )
- The fifties: fiction, poetry, drama by Warren G French( Book )
- Myth and symbol: critical approaches and applications : a selection of papers delivered at the joint meeting of the Midwest Modern Language Association and the Central Renaissance Conference, 1962 by Bernice Slote( Book )
- The thirties: fiction, poetry, drama by Warren G French( Book )
- Seven American poets from MacLeish to Nemerov : an introduction( Book )
- A history of American poetry, 1900-1940 by Horace Gregory( Book )
- Letters of Archibald MacLeish, 1907 to 1982 by Archibald MacLeish( Book )
- American plays and playwrights of the contemporary theatre by Allan Lewis( Book )
- Modern American drama: essays in criticism by William E Taylor( Book )
- Archibald MacLeish : a checklist by Edward J Mullaly( Book )
- Archibald MacLeish - American Writers 99 : University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers No. 99 by Grover Smith( )
- Uphill with Archie : a son's journey by William H MacLeish( Book )
- But yesterday is not today by Theodore Chanler( Recording )
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Most widely held works by
Archibald MacLeish
"J.B." : a play in verse by
Archibald MacLeish(
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98 editions published between 1957 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This play is a modern poetic version of the biblical Book of Job which attempts to relate the concept of goodness to contemporary life
98 editions published between 1957 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 3,907 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This play is a modern poetic version of the biblical Book of Job which attempts to relate the concept of goodness to contemporary life
Collected poems, 1917-1952 by
Archibald MacLeish(
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37 editions published between 1917 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This expanded volume of the distinguished poet's work contains 29 previously uncollected poems, some that had been published, and some found in manuscript after MacLeish's death in 1982. This is the definitive volume produced by a life that filled several careers as writer, teacher, and public servant, but was devoted above all to poetry
37 editions published between 1917 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This expanded volume of the distinguished poet's work contains 29 previously uncollected poems, some that had been published, and some found in manuscript after MacLeish's death in 1982. This is the definitive volume produced by a life that filled several careers as writer, teacher, and public servant, but was devoted above all to poetry
American poetry : the twentieth century(
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,350 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 2,350 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
The complete poems of Carl Sandburg by
Carl Sandburg(
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8 editions published between 1970 and 2003 in English and held by 2,283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The original edition, published in 1950, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. This new, revised and expanded, edition contains, in addition to the introduction, an index of titles, an index of first lines, and 113 poems not included in the earlier volume."--Jacket
8 editions published between 1970 and 2003 in English and held by 2,283 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The original edition, published in 1950, won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. This new, revised and expanded, edition contains, in addition to the introduction, an index of titles, an index of first lines, and 113 poems not included in the earlier volume."--Jacket
Poetry and experience by
Archibald MacLeish(
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59 editions published between 1960 and 1971 in 4 languages and held by 1,945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
59 editions published between 1960 and 1971 in 4 languages and held by 1,945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New & collected poems, 1917-1976 by
Archibald MacLeish(
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19 editions published between 1976 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotated by A.M., and heavily edited
19 editions published between 1976 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Annotated by A.M., and heavily edited
A continuing journey by
Archibald MacLeish(
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21 editions published between 1967 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1967 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The human season; selected poems, 1926-1972 by
Archibald MacLeish(
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11 editions published between 1872 and 1972 in English and held by 1,187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1872 and 1972 in English and held by 1,187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The collected poems of Archibald MacLeish by
Archibald MacLeish(
Book
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31 editions published between 1952 and 1963 in English and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This expanded volume of the distinguished poet's work contains 29 previously uncollected poems, some that had been published, and some found in manuscript after MacLeish's death in 1982. This is the definitive volume produced by a life that filled several careers as writer, teacher, and public servant, but was devoted above all to poetry. Includes the poem "The Silent Slain" as recommended in the Wheatley edition of the CCSS Curriculum Maps
31 editions published between 1952 and 1963 in English and held by 1,170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This expanded volume of the distinguished poet's work contains 29 previously uncollected poems, some that had been published, and some found in manuscript after MacLeish's death in 1982. This is the definitive volume produced by a life that filled several careers as writer, teacher, and public servant, but was devoted above all to poetry. Includes the poem "The Silent Slain" as recommended in the Wheatley edition of the CCSS Curriculum Maps
The wild old wicked man : & other poems by
Archibald MacLeish(
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11 editions published between 1966 and 1969 in English and held by 1,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1966 and 1969 in English and held by 1,126 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scratch by
Archibald MacLeish(
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11 editions published between 1970 and 1972 in English and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Suggested by Stephen Vincent Benet's short story "The devil and Daniel Webster."
11 editions published between 1970 and 1972 in English and held by 1,084 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Suggested by Stephen Vincent Benet's short story "The devil and Daniel Webster."
Herakles: a play in verse by
Archibald MacLeish(
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7 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 1,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The great American Fourth of July parade : a verse play for radio by
Archibald MacLeish(
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24 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,015 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The spirits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams meet on July 4, 1976, and argue about their visions for the United States and their differing interpretations of the contemporary mood
24 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,015 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The spirits of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams meet on July 4, 1976, and argue about their visions for the United States and their differing interpretations of the contemporary mood
Six plays by
Archibald MacLeish(
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8 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The eminent poet and playwright presents six views of what it means to be human, alone and in company, and of the possibilities for and constraints upon individual expression of the human spirit."--publisher
8 editions published in 1980 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,001 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The eminent poet and playwright presents six views of what it means to be human, alone and in company, and of the possibilities for and constraints upon individual expression of the human spirit."--publisher
Law and politics : occasional papers of Felix Frankfurter, 1913-1938 by
Felix Frankfurter(
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31 editions published between 1939 and 1971 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
31 editions published between 1939 and 1971 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems, 1924-1933 by
Archibald MacLeish(
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16 editions published between 1933 and 2011 in English and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1933 and 2011 in English and held by 878 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The dialogues of Archibald MacLeish and Mark Van Doren by
Archibald MacLeish(
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7 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 875 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conquistador by
Archibald MacLeish(
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37 editions published between 1932 and 1963 in 4 languages and held by 829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A poem which, in general, follows the account given by Bernál Díaz del Castillo, one of the conquerors, in his "True history of the conquest of New Spain." cf. Note
37 editions published between 1932 and 1963 in 4 languages and held by 829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A poem which, in general, follows the account given by Bernál Díaz del Castillo, one of the conquerors, in his "True history of the conquest of New Spain." cf. Note
The Eleanor Roosevelt story by
Archibald MacLeish(
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7 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pictorial biography written for a documentary film
7 editions published in 1965 in English and held by 808 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Pictorial biography written for a documentary film
John Thomas and Lady Jane by
D. H Lawrence(
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5 editions published between 1957 and 1963 in English and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A seductive and beautiful love story about an aristocrat, Sir Clifford Chatterley, who has come home from the war paralyzed from the waist down. His wife devotes herself to his care, but her husband's bitter arrogance soon makes her life a nightmare. Selfishly he suggests that she produce an heir. He never dreams that she will break all the rules, and forgetting her social class, take their gamekeeper as her lover
5 editions published between 1957 and 1963 in English and held by 786 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A seductive and beautiful love story about an aristocrat, Sir Clifford Chatterley, who has come home from the war paralyzed from the waist down. His wife devotes herself to his care, but her husband's bitter arrogance soon makes her life a nightmare. Selfishly he suggests that she produce an heir. He never dreams that she will break all the rules, and forgetting her social class, take their gamekeeper as her lover
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- O'Neill, Eugene 1888-1953
- Wilder, Thornton 1897-1975 Editor Signer
- Miller, Arthur 1915-2005 Editor
- Albee, Edward 1928-2016
- Stevens, Wallace 1879-1955 Performer Author
- Behrman, S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel) 1893-1973
- Rice, Elmer 1892-1967
- Williams, Tennessee 1911-1983
- Eberhart, Richard 1904-2005 Former owner
- Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin) 1894-1962 Performer Author
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Archibald MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish American poet and Librarian of Congress
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Archibald MacLeish Amerikaans auteur
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Archibald MacLeish amerikansk poet og bibliotekar (1892–1982)
Archibald MacLeish bibliotecário e poeta estadunidense
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Mac Leish Archibald
Mac Leish, Archibald 1892-1982
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MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-
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Mc Leish Archibald
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McLeish, Archibald 1892-1982
Арчибальд Макліш
Маклиш, Арчибалд
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ארצ'יבלד מקליש
ارشبيلد ماكليش
آرچیبالد مکلیش کتابدار و شاعر آمریکایی
ماكليش، ارشيبالد
مكليش، ارشيبلد
आर्चिबाल्ड मकलीश
아치볼드 매클리시
アーチボルド・マクリーシュ アメリカ合衆国の詩人、司書、弁護士
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阿奇博尔德·麦克利什
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