Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month with These Great Books
Archibald MacLeish

Archibald MacLeish’s Followers (51)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Archibald MacLeish


Born
in Glencoe, Illinois, The United States
May 07, 1892

Died
April 20, 1982

Genre
Literature & Fiction


American poet Archibald MacLeish won a Pulitzer Prize for Conquistador in 1932, served as librarian of Congress from 1939 and as assistant secretary of state from 1944 to 1945, and won again for Collected Poems 1917-1952 and the verse play J.B. (1958).

The modernist school associates this writer. He received three Pulitzer Prizes for his work.
...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.81 · 3,245 ratings · 306 reviews · 272 distinct works â€� Similar authors
J.B.: A Play in Verse
3.71 avg rating — 1,712 ratings — published 1958 — 56 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Collected Poems, 1917-1982
4.02 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Poetry and Experience
4.32 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1961 — 12 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Collected Poems, 1917-1952
4.11 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1952 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
New and Collected Poems
4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1976 — 9 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
This Music Crept by Me Upon
3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Scratch
3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Land Of The Free
3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Conquistador
3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1932 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Fall of the City: A Play
3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1937 — 5 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Archibald MacLeish…
Quotes by Archibald MacLeish  (?)
Quotes are added by the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ community and are not verified by Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ.

“A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard -- by stealing what he has a taste for, and can carry off”
― Archibald MacLeish
tags: writing
49 likes
Like

“The only thing about a man that is a man . . . is his mind. Everything else you can find in a pig or a horse.”
― Archibald MacLeish
43 likes
Like

“What is more important to a library than anything else -- than everything else -- is the fact that it exists."

[The Premise Of Meaning, American Scholar; Washington, DC, June 5, 1972]”
― Archibald MacLeish
tags: books, knowledge, libraries, reading
29 likes
Like

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Short & Sweet Treats: Waiting For Godot By Samuel Beckett 14 68 Sep 14, 2015 04:37AM  
Around the Year i...: Tammy's Take on 2019 - ATY & Rejects 50 132 Oct 01, 2019 12:23PM  
The Reading For P...: This topic has been closed to new comments. * THE WORDSMITHS' JOURNAL - RFP's DIARY of Bookish Events 2019 1933 211 Jan 01, 2020 09:27AM  
Ersatz TLS: Literary Birthdays - May 3rd through May 9th 6 18 May 10, 2021 05:24AM  
The Reading For P...: The Poetry Corner 494 301 Oct 07, 2023 08:29AM  
Fun & Games: This topic has been closed to new comments. A to Z author 4107 504 Dec 31, 2023 05:09AM  
The Novella Club: 32 Plays you need to read before you die 13 54 Mar 31, 2024 05:34PM  
Catching up on Cl...: Sara's 2025 Food for Thought Buffet 249 121 Apr 27, 2025 12:31PM  
The Mystery, Crim...: First Name - Last Name 16484 3232 May 02, 2025 02:43AM