William Goyen : Selected Letters from a Writer's Life

Goyen, William/ Phillips, Robert (EDT)/ Spender, Sir Stephen (AFT)

University of Texas Press（1995/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 471 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780292729643
• DDC分類 813.54

Full Description

Proclaimed "one of the great American writers of short fiction" by the New York Times Book Review, William Goyen (1915-1983) had a quintessentially American literary career, in which national recognition came only after years of struggle to find his authentic voice, his audience, and an artistic milieu in which to create. These letters, which span the years 1937 to 1983, offer a compelling testament to what it means to be a writer in America.

A prolific correspondent, Goyen wrote regularly to friends, family, editors, and other writers. Among the letters selected here are those to such major literary figures as W. H. Auden, Archibald MacLeish, Joyce Carol Oates, William Inge, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Spencer, and Katherine Anne Porter.

These letters constitute a virtual autobiography, as well as a fascinating introduction to Goyen's work. They add an important chapter to the study of American and Texas literature of the twentieth century.

Contents

Introduction
Notes on the Text
Acknowledgments
Chronology
One. Houston, Canal Zone, Oakland, Medford, Taos, Los Angeles, Berkeley, 1937-1947
Two. Napa, Dallas, Portland, 1947-1949
Three. London, New York, Dallas, Chicago, Saratoga Springs, Houston, 1949-1951
Four. New York, Shelter Island, East Hampton, Taos, Rome, Naples, ZÜrich, 1952-1954
Five. Taos, New York, 1954-1957
Six. Bucks County, New York, Boston, West Germany, New York, Weston, Los Angeles, 1957-1978
Seven. Los Angeles, New York, Los Angeles, 1978-1983
Afterword by Stephen Spender
Index of Recipients
General Index