The Poet and the Sailor : The Story of My Friendship with Carl Sandburg

Dodson, Kenneth/ Dodson, Richard (EDT)/ Niven, Penelope (FRW)

University of Illinois Press（2007/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780252031274
• DDC分類 811.52

Full Description

Two friends, a lifetime of letters, and an intimate look at a literary icon Carl Sandburg first encountered Kenneth Dodson through a letter written at sea during World War II. Though Dodson wrote the letter to his wife, Letha, Sandburg read it in tears and told her, "I've got to meet this man." Composed primarily of their correspondence that continued until Sandburg's death in 1967, The Poet and the Sailor is a chronicle of the deep friendship that followed. Ranging over anything they found important, from writing to health and humor, the letters are arranged by Richard Dodson and are accompanied by a foreword from Sandburg's noted biographer, Penelope Niven.

Contents

CoverTitleCopyrightContentsForeword by Penelope NivenIntroductionAcknowledgments1. The Beginning of the Friendship2. At War3. After World War II4. Retirement from the U.S. Navy5. Getting Down to Serious Writing6. Carl Sandburg's First Visit to the Dodsons7. Writing Becomes a Top Priority8. Correspondence January 1950 to October 19519. Carl Sandburg's Second Visit to the Dodsons10. The Book Is Finished and Published11. Carl Sandburg's Performance at the Opera House, Seattle12. Carl Sandburg's Aging and Death, 1967