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"Conceived in 1976 and published in 1980, LEGEND exemplifies the political and linguistic commitments of then-nascent Language writing. Coauthored by Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, Ray DiPalma, Steve McCaffery, and Ron Silliman, the work was composed on typewriters and developed through the mail. The twenty-six poems of the volume bring together every possible permutation of collaborative authorship in one-, two-, three-, and five-author combinations, revealing the evolution of distinctive styles against and in conversation with others. Along with a complete reproduction of the original text, LEGEND: The Complete Facsimile in Context includes a critical introduction by editors Matthew Hofer and Michael Golston, a generous selection of material from the authors' correspondence, and a new collaborative piece by the authors. This book will be an essential resource to students and scholars in twentieth-century poetry and poetics"-- "The replacement of ourself with ourselves": the making of LEGEND as a five-pointed star / Matthew Hofer and Michael Golston -- LEGEND / Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, Ray DiPalma, Steve McCaffery, and Ron Silliman -- Appendix one. re: re: legend -- A new five-way collaboration / by Bruce Andrews, Charles Bernstein, Ray DiPalma,Steve McCaffery, and Ron Silliman -- Appendix two. excerpts from the authors correspondence.
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