A Goyen Companion: Appreciations of a Writer's Writer - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292731167 ISBN 13: 9780292731165

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Synopsis

A substantial proof of an essential fact of the American literary scene canonization only occurs after death. The collection of 11 scholarly essays and ten tributes celebrates the posthumous entry of Goyen into the postmodern halls of academic approval, analyzing the texts of The House of Breath , The Fair Sister , Come, the Restorer , and In a Farther Country while generally introducing the salient themes and concerns of both poems and fiction. The tributes are an interesting addition to the reader and feature reminiscences and homages by luminaries such as Madison Smartt Bell, James Merrill, Joyce Carol Oates, and W.D. Snodgrass. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review:

William Goyen was known as a "writer's writer," one of those whose skill endeared him to a small but appreciative audience. He was a Texan who wrote short stories and novels, perhaps most notably The House of Breath. In this collection of more than 20 essays, such fans as Madison Smartt Bell, James Merrill, Ned Rorem, and Joyce Carol Oates offer critical essays about Goyen's work and personal tributes to him as a man. The testimonials are often moving, and do much to encourage serious readers to investigate Goyen's body of work.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• ISBN 10: 0292731167
• ISBN 13: 9780292731165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 204
• Editor: Horvath Brooke, Malin Irving, Ruffin Paul