Lonesome Dreamer : The Life of John G. Neihardt / Timothy G. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Timothy G., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poets, American--20th century--Biography.

Poets, American.

Neihardt, John G., 1881-1973.

Neihardt, John G.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2016.

Summary:

American poet and writer John G. Neihardt (1881-1973) possessed an inquiring and spiritual mind. Thosequalities came to the fore in Black Elk Speaks, the story of the Lakota holy man Black Elk, for which he is best remembered. Over the course of thirty years he also wrote a five-volume epic poem, A Cycle of the West, which told the story of the settling of the American West. Despite Neihardt's widespread name recognition, the success of Black Elk Speaks, and a list of critically acclaimed books and poems, Lonesome Dreamer is the first biography of Neihardt in nearly forty years. Timothy G. Anderson describes Neihardt's life from his humble beginnings in Illinois, to being named poet laureate of Nebraska in 1921, to his appearance on the Dick Cavett Show at the age of ninety. Anderson also delves into Neihardt's success as a poet far from the East Coast literary establishment, his resistance to modernist movements in poetry, and his wish to understand and describe the experience of the Plains Indians. Offering insight into both his personal and his literary life, this biography reaffirms Neihardt's place in American literary history, his successes and failures, and his unbreakable spirit.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Introduction

Prologue: January 8, 1881

1. A Heart- Breaking Farewell

2. A Voice Echoing in the Distance

3. A Big- City Adventure

4. A Sense of Alienation

5. A Powerful Endorsement

6. A Partner in Art and Marriage

7. A Fatal Row

8. An Untouched Epic

9. A Move and a Tribute

10. A Story That Needs No Embellishment

11. An Offer Declined and Another Move

12. A Pilgrimage to Pine Ridge

13. A Wise and Good Book

14. A Time of Crisis

15. The Loss of a Comrade

16. A Book and an Author Reborn

Epilogue: No Regrets

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803290372

0803290373

9780803290396

080329039X

OCLC:

951749599