William Goyen: Selected Letters from a Writer's Life - Hardcover

Goyen, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292727739 ISBN 13: 9780292727731

Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr, 1995

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

A longtime friend of William Goyen’s, editor Robert Phillips is Director of the Creative Writing Program and Professor of English at the University of Houston. He also edited Letters of Delmore Schwartz and Delmore Schwartz and James Laughlin: Selected Letters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ of Texas Pr
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0292727739
• ISBN 13: 9780292727731
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 471
• Editor: Phillips Robert S.