Book Series Guide

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Allen Mandelbaum Books in Order

Allen Mandelbaum (1926–2011) was an American poet, translator, and scholar of classical and Italian literature. He taught at the City University of New York and Wake Forest University, where he was the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities. His original poetry includes five major collections, while his editorial work includes anthologies of American poetry and the California Lectura Dantis commentary series.

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Journeyman

The earliest separately published collection of Mandelbaum's original poetry.

Three Centuries of American Poetry, 1620–1923

A broad, accessible anthology representing Mandelbaum's editorial work in American poetry.

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scholarly-commentary-series · incomplete

Lectura Dantis

A canto-by-canto scholarly commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy, edited by Allen Mandelbaum, Anthony Oldcorn, and Charles Stanley Ross.

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  1. 1
    Lectura Dantis: Inferno: A Canto-by-Canto Commentary

    Book 1 · edited-essay-collection · 1998

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  2. 2 Cover of Lectura Dantis: Purgatorio: A Canto-by-Canto Commentary
    Lectura Dantis: Purgatorio: A Canto-by-Canto Commentary

    Book 2 · edited-essay-collection · 2008

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Bibliography by category

Poetry (5)
  1. Journeyman

    poetry · 1967

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  2. Leaves of Absence

    poetry · 1976

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  3. Chelmaxioms: The Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms of Chelm

    poetry · 1978

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  4. A Lied of Letterpress for Moser and McGrath

    poetry · 1980

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  5. The Savantasse of Montparnasse: With Ten Drawings from the Savantasse Scrolls

    poetry · 1988

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Edited works (1)
  1. Three Centuries of American Poetry, 1620–1923

    edited-poetry-anthology · 1999

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