When this book was first published (as Summer Knowledge) in 1959. Delmore Schwartz was still riding a crest, the golden boy of the literary scene a position he had commanded ever since the appearance of his first collection of stories and poems in 1938. Summer Knowledge won for him both the prestigious Bollingen Prize in Poetry and the Poetry Society of America s Shelley Memorial Award. lronically, indeed tragically, the praise and prizes Schwartz's poems received did not forestall his decline, and this, his poetic testament, proved to be a final one as well. Overcome by mental illness,...
When this book was first published (as Summer Knowledge) in 1959. Delmore Schwartz was still riding a crest, the golden boy of the literary scene a po...
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities is a collection of short stories, the title story is accepted to be a masterpiece of literature and the founding voice of American-Jewish fiction. An utterly original and immediate style that is as fresh today as when first published. The book's theme of a younger, educated and ambitious generation in conflict with their immigrant parents is still pertinent. The book comes with a perceptive introduction by James Atlas, Schwartz's biographer and major literary figure.
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities is a collection of short stories, the title story is accepted to be a masterpiece of literature and the founding voic...
