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When Gary Snyder’s long poem Mountains and Rivers Without End was published in 1996, it was hailed as a masterpiece of American poetry, yet it has not hitherto been the subject of a book-length critical study. Hunt offers a detailed historical and explicative analysis of this complex work using, among his many sources, Snyder’s personal papers, letters, and interviews.

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Suggestive, and rich in lore and ideas. These are informed, playful, creative commentaries that don't impose themselves on the text, but complement it. -Gary Snyder

Anthony Hunt s book will certainly become the standard against which all other discussion of Gary Snyder s poetry will be measured. Hunt has provided a thorough, multidisciplinary study. He knows<i>Mountains and Rivers Without End</i>better than anyone else besides Snyder. <b>Patrick D. Murphy</b>, author of<i>A Place for Wayfaring: The Poetry and Prose of Gary Snyder</i>

“Suggestive, and rich in lore and ideas. These are informed, playful, creative commentaries that don’t impose themselves on the text, but complement it.” —Gary Snyder

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Anthony Hunt is a renowned expert and well-published scholar on Gary Snyder’s work. He taught at University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez for 30 years.

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