Books Like somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond by E. E. Cummings | Suggested Reading

This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond.

Books Like somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond by E. E. Cummings | Suggested Reading

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In the decade before cummings wrote "somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond," another avant-garde artistic movement, surrealism, gained force. Surrealist Painters and Poets (2001), edited by Mary Ann Caws, offers a good introduction to the works of surrealist painters and poets from this era, including some rare letters and essays that are hard to find elsewhere.

Although cummings is best known for his poetry, he also wrote other works, including Eimi (1933), a travel diary of his trip to the Soviet Union in 1931. Up until that point, cummings had been a supporter of communism but changed his views after witnessing the Soviet dictatorship that masqueraded as a communist government. The book is a scathing review of the Soviet Union and its policies.

Cummings's eccentric, experimental style was evident in his first poetry collection, Tulips and Chimneys (1923). While the initial reviews of...

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