William Faulkner and Joan Williams : The Romance of Two Writers

Hickman, Lisa C.

McFarland & Co Inc（2006/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 228 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786425990
• DDC分類 813.52

Full Description

This work looks closely at the relationship between William Faulkner and Memphis novelist Joan Williams. Their story is significant not only in its depth but also in the years of their primary involvement, 1949-1953--a period over which Faulkner won both the Nobel Prize and a National Book Award. This is the first book-length study of the Faulkner-Williams relationship, and the first truly attentive consideration of Joan Williams, her impressions of Faulkner, and her commitment to writing. Until now, Williams, an acclaimed novelist, was an "outside" woman in Faulkner's life. Their affair and friendship is worthy of its own story.

Included here are extensive interviews with Williams conducted over several years about her relationship with Faulkner, their correspondence, and discussions of both his work and her own. It includes all of Williams's letters to Faulkner and his letters, either directly reproduced or paraphrased.

Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     

Foreword by Richard Bausch     

Preface     

Introduction: Middle Years     

1. 1949—An Afternoon Recalled     

2. 1950—A Courtship of Letters     

3. 1951—Other Loves     

4. 1952—Jacob Labored Seven Years for Rachel     

5. 1953—One Fifth Avenue     

6. 1954-1962—Blue Mississippi Hills     

Appendix: Joan Williams' Critique of Faulkner's First Draft of Requiem for a Nun     

Notes     

Joan Williams Selected Bibliography     

Bibliography     

Index