John Berryman's Personal Library: A Catalogue, Vol. 70 »

This catalogue of poet John Berryman's (1914-1972) personal library provides unique insight into the life and work, the range of thought and emotion, and the special interests and enthusiasms of the man the British critic Donald Davie described as "one of the most gifted and intelligent Americans of his time." The library is, just for the volumes alone, a distinguished one in several areas. What makes it especially valuable though, as this study conveys, is the extensive pencil and ink record of Berryman's passionate and lifelong interaction with the books.

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A catalogue of American poet Berryman's (1914-72) own library, providing insight into his life and work and the range of his thought and emotion. Since 1990, the more than 3,200 books and journals have formed a collection in the Minnesota Libraries Rare Books Division and is available to scholars, complementing Berryman's manuscripts and papers, acquired in 1978. For information and research, the catalogue also lists the some 600 volumes that have been dispersed to family members. The listing is alphabetical by author and is not indexed. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.