Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr. / edited by William F. Meehan III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.

Contributor:

Meehan, William F.

Series:

Literary conversations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008--Interviews.

Buckley, William F.

Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-2008.

Journalists--United States--Interviews.

Journalists.

United States.

Novelists, American--20th century--Interviews.

Novelists, American.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

xxi, 186 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2009]

Summary:

Although recognized for founding National Review, hosting television's Firing Line, and being one of the principal architects of the American conservative movement, William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008) was also a prominent literary figure. At his peak he produced about 350,000 words for publication a year, and he was never at a loss for what to say or how to say it. He wrote over 7,000 columns, articles, reviews, introductions, forewords, obituaries, and more, in addition to publishing fifty-seven books of fiction and nonfiction.

Conversations with William F. Buckley Jr. features interviews from 1970 to 2005, in which Buckley holds court on a variety of subjects: the Cold War, civil rights, literature, sailing, and the many strands of American culture and politics. Throughout his life, he was a prime subject for interviews, as his observations combined raw intelligence, vigorous wit, and a healthy sense of humor.

Contents:

Playboy interview : William F. Buckley Jr. / David Butler

"I fear the attrition of the law's prestige" : a conversation with William F. Buckley Jr. / Alan F. Westin

Airborne again / Jeff Hammond

Bookviews talks to William F. Buckley Jr. / Ralph Tyler

William F. Buckley Jr. : off the firing line / Douglas Anderson

Buckley's delicate dilemma / John Reagan "Tex" McCrary

Stained glass : an interview with the playwright / Thomas Augst

William F. Buckley Jr. : happy days were here again / Brian Lamb

William F. Buckley Jr. : the art of fiction CXLVI / Sam Vaughan

A novel individual : an interview with William F. Buckley on his fiction / William F. Meehan III

Buckley on belief / Michael Cromartie

William F. Buckley Jr. on The Redhunter, a novel based on the life of Senator Joe McCarthy / Jamie Glazov

"Live" with TAE : William F. Buckley Jr. / John Meroney

Objectivist sex

and politics : an interview with William F. Buckley Jr. / Kathryn Jean Lopez

Old school / Joseph Rago.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781604732245

1604732245

9781604732252

1604732253

OCLC:

263409022