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Randall Jarrell's Letters: An Autobiographical and Literary Selection
Jarrell, Randall. Ed(S): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen
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paperback. These papers from the poet and critic Randall Jarrell include letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. These letters add a further dimension of friendship and intellect to this behind-the-scenes glimpse of American literary history. Editor(s): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen. Num Pages: 576 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGA; BJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 798.
In this expanded edition of Randall Jarrell's letters, his widow, Mary, has added letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. Taylor was, along with Robert Lowell, Jarrell's oldest and closest friend, and the inclusion of these incomparable letters adds another dimension of friendship, artistry, and intellect to a collection already noted for its behind-the-scenes glimpse of twentieth-century American literary history in the making.
In this expanded edition of Randall Jarrell's letters, his widow, Mary, has added letters from Jarrell to Peter Taylor, publication of which was withheld during Taylor's lifetime. Taylor was, along with Robert Lowell, Jarrell's oldest and closest friend, and the inclusion of these incomparable letters adds another dimension of friendship, artistry, and intellect to a collection already noted for its behind-the-scenes glimpse of twentieth-century American literary history in the making.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813921532
SKU
V9780813921532
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About Jarrell, Randall. Ed(S): Wright, Stuart; Burt, Stephen
Mary Jarrell is the author of a memoir, Remembering Randall, which was a New York Times Notable Book of 1999.
Reviews for Randall Jarrell's Letters: An Autobiographical and Literary Selection
Witty, often brilliantly perceptive, often touching, usually funny, [these letters] have many of the best qualities of Randall Jarrell's criticism and his comic novel, Pictures from an Institution. They bristle with ideas while they also show great freshness and openness to experience.... Of recent collections of letters, only Flannery O'Connor's seem to me to rival these in their consistently high ... Read more