William Goyen : selected letters from a writer's life / edited and with an introduction by Robert Phillips ; afterword by Sir Stephen Spender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goyen, William.

Contributor:

Phillips, Robert, 1938- editor, writer of introduction.

Spender, Stephen, writer of afterword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goyen, William--Correspondence.

Goyen, William.

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

Novelists, American.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (427 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1995.

Summary:

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:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

NOTES ON THE TEXT

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHRONOLOGY

ONE

TWO

THREE

FOUR

FIVE

SIX

SEVEN

AFTERWORD

INDEX OF RECIPIENTS

GENERAL INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-77049-9

OCLC:

1286805950