Norton Critical Editions Cane: A Norton Critical Edition, Book 0, (Paperback)

from datrappert

Four stars, maybe 4 1/2 stars for Cane. Three stars, at most, for the Norton Critical Edition. While the essays, which I skimmed, are helpful in better understanding the author's intent, and it is good to know that others don't necessarily understand some of Cane either, the footnotes to the actu...

from _________jt_________

First part is extremely good, especially the poems. Second part is okay. Third part you can take a pass on.

from _________jt_________

First part is extremely good, especially the poems. Second part is okay. Third part you can take a pass on.

from whitewavedarling

I'm still not entirely convinced of Cane's literary value as a single unified text, but there is interesting and worthwhile material here, at least in parts. As a whole, each reader will have to decide separately. Modernism aside, I'm not particularly convinced that all of this is edited, purpose...