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Edward Dahlberg was an American novelist known for his distinctive writing style and profound depiction of life in the American Midwest. His works are typically based on realism and delve into the complexities of human nature and social injustice.

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Famous Edward Dahlberg Quotes

“The earnings of a poet could be reckoned by a metaphysician rather than a bookkeeper.”

Poetry Poet Earning Bookkeepers

Book:Alms for Oblivion

Source: Alms for Oblivion

“Look at this poet William Carlos Williams: he is primitive and native, and his roots are in raw forest and violent places; he is word-sick and place-crazy. He admires strength, but for what? Violence! This is the cult of the frontier mind.”

Mind Looks Poetry Violence Crazy Strength Poet Roots Sick Violent Forests Admire Native Primitive Cult Frontiers

Book:Alms for Oblivion

Source: Alms for Oblivion

“The bad poet is a toady mimicking nature.”

Poet Poetic Mimicking Toady

Book:The sorrows of Priapus: consisting of The sorrows of Priapus and The carnal myth

Source: The sorrows of Priapus: consisting of The sorrows of Priapus and The carnal myth

About the Author

Born: July 22, 1900
Died: February 27, 1977
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 60

Books & Sources

Alms for OblivionRelated source material

Reasons of the heartRelated source material

The sorrows of Priapus: consisting of The sorrows of Priapus and The carnal mythRelated source material

Alms for oblivion, essays: With a foreword by Sir Herbert ReadRelated source material

Alms for oblivion: essaysRelated source material

The Carnal Myth: A Search Into Classical SensualityRelated source material

The Edward Dahlberg ReaderRelated source material

Because I was Flesh: The Autobiography of Edward DahlbergRelated source material

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