The Enormous Room
work by Cummings
Quick Summary
The Enormous Room is a 1922 book by E.E. Cummings. It recounts his experience being imprisoned in a French detention camp during World War I. The work is a symbolic portrayal of Cummings's growing distrust of officialdom. The book was his first published work.1
Summary created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
2 Britannica Sources
Ask Britannica AI about this topic
Britannica doesn't have a full article on this topic, so we've curated a list of our relevant coverage.
