A Mask for Janus
W. S. Merwin • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300246384
A Mask for Janus
W. S. Merwin • Yale University Press
ISBN-10: 0300246382 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300246384 · 2019
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Originally published in 1952 as the forty-ninth volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets, A Mask for Janus marks the debut of W. S. Merwin. This collection showcases the poet's early mastery of formalist structures and his profound engagement with classical mythology, establishing the lyrical precision that would define his long and distinguished literary career.
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