The Double Dream of Spring
First edition
AuthorJohn Ashbery
LanguageEnglish
PublisherE. P. Dutton and Company
Publication date
February 7, 1970 (1970-02-07)
Publication placeUnited States
Pages95
LC ClassPS3501.S475 D6

The Double Dream of Spring is the fourth poetry collection by the American writer John Ashbery, published on February 7, 1970, by E. P. Dutton and Company.

Background

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External image
  The Double Dream of Spring at the Museum of Modern Art, New York
The Double Dream of Spring (1915) by Giorgio de Chirico.

Publication

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E. P. Dutton and Company published the book in hardcover on February 7, 1970, with a list price of $4.95 (equivalent to about $30 in 2023, adjusted for inflation).[1] Publication of the first paperback edition followed on February 27 with a list price of $2.45 (about $15 in 2023). At different times, the publisher reported inconsistent quantities of the the first edition printing: it was either 1,600 hardcover copies and 2,050 paperback copies or, as reported later, 1,798 hardcover and 2,278 paperback.[2]

Contents

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Some Trees: table of contents
Order Title Previous publication
Date Journal
1 "Soonest Mended"

Critical reception

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Citations

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  1. ^ Kermani 1976, p. 29.
  2. ^ Kermani 1976, p. 30.

Sources

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Kermani, David K. (1976). John Ashbery: A Comprehensive Bibliography, Including His Art Criticism, and with Selected Notes from Unpublished Materials. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities. Vol. Vol. 14. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-9997-4 – via the Internet Archive (registration required). {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)


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