{"product_id":"2026200007133-secondhand-dreams-in-the-mirror-a-biography-of-e-e-cummings","title":"Dreams In The Mirror: A Biography Of E. E. Cummings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good         ,          price clipped\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of literary biography, Dreams in the Mirror chronicles the life of one of America's most innovative and unconventional poets, E. E. Cummings, from his privileged New England upbringing through his radical artistic evolution in the bohemian circles of Greenwich Village and Paris. Richard S. Kennedy draws on extensive archival research, personal correspondence, and interviews to present an intimate and authoritative portrait of the man behind the celebrated lowercase verse, illuminating how Cummings's rebellious spirit and fierce individualism shaped both his art and his turbulent personal relationships. The biography details his experiences as an ambulance driver in World War I France — including his unjust imprisonment in a French detention camp, which inspired his prose memoir The Enormous Room — and traces how these formative ordeals forged the defiant, lyrical voice that would define twentieth-century American poetry. Written with scholarly rigor yet a deeply human warmth, Kennedy's account illustrates the complex tensions between Cummings's public persona as an avant-garde iconoclast and his private vulnerabilities, making this an indispensable volume for anyone passionate about modern American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887888740571,"sku":"2026200007133-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1d65ad5a-2eda-4a47-a243-9b40a0ca5224.png?v=1781747914","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007133-secondhand-dreams-in-the-mirror-a-biography-of-e-e-cummings","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}