Author: Robert E. Knoll
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803258549
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book is an attempt to approach the work of a leading American novelist from both sides of the looking-glass?from the opposite, but not necessarily opposing, points of view of the writer/creator and the reader/critic. In 1975, while the author was visiting professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, several scholar-critics (among them John W. Aldridge, Wayne C. Booth, and David Madden) were invited to speak about his craft and artistic aims and principles and to record conversations with him about issues growing from their addresses. Since Morris is also an important photographer, facets of his achievement in this field were considered by Peter C. Bunnell. In addition to four conversations, three lectures, and a portfolio of twelve photographs, this volume includes an essay by Wright Morris and a bibliography compiled by Robert L. Boyce.
Conversations with Wright Morris
Conversations with Wright Morris
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783760285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780783760285
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Haunted: The Strange And Profound Art Of Wright Morris
Author: Jackson J. Benson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469185482
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
He skipped his senior year at college to go to Europe, where he was befriended by a Countess, was kept a prisoner in a castle by a mad Count, and almost met Mussolini--close enough to land him in an Italian jail. Wright Morris returned to the States and went on to become probably the most experimental American novelist of the last century. He ended up with almost every award and prize that a novelist can earn, and his work was praised over and over again by many of our most prestigious critics. In addition to publishing thirty-four books, he was also an eminent photographer. He not only had his work shown in numerous museums and galleries around the country, but his photographs were also displayed throughout five "photo-text" books--a form that he pioneered.--back cover.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1469185482
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
He skipped his senior year at college to go to Europe, where he was befriended by a Countess, was kept a prisoner in a castle by a mad Count, and almost met Mussolini--close enough to land him in an Italian jail. Wright Morris returned to the States and went on to become probably the most experimental American novelist of the last century. He ended up with almost every award and prize that a novelist can earn, and his work was praised over and over again by many of our most prestigious critics. In addition to publishing thirty-four books, he was also an eminent photographer. He not only had his work shown in numerous museums and galleries around the country, but his photographs were also displayed throughout five "photo-text" books--a form that he pioneered.--back cover.
Wright Morris
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Plains Song for Female Voices
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher: Bison Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
"This narrative, which on its surface is an account of three generations of women (and a few of their men) living on the plains of Nebraska ... only gets more strange and beautiful the more you look at it, like a photograph that slowly reveals its truth under very close inspection."--Introduction, p. [v].
Publisher: Bison Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
"This narrative, which on its surface is an account of three generations of women (and a few of their men) living on the plains of Nebraska ... only gets more strange and beautiful the more you look at it, like a photograph that slowly reveals its truth under very close inspection."--Introduction, p. [v].
Wright Morris Territory
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496203437
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Best known for his novels, including the National Book Award winners The Field of Vision and Plains Song, Nebraska-born author Wright Morris has long been regarded as one of America's most gifted writers. This volume, culling work from the photo-text books, criticism, and numerous short stories frequently overlooked among his oeuvre, reflects the true breadth of this quintessentially American artist's talents. As such, it offers a fascinating overview of Morris's inspiring accomplishments in multiple genres. While embracing the prose for which Morris is justly famous, this treasury of work also highlights his photography and other literary genres, including hard-to-find stories first published in magazines, some of which were early drafts of future novels. Edited by Morris's long-time friend David Madden, this one-of-a-kind collection captures a man of multifarious genius. Replete with interviews, photography, a biographical sketch, suggestions for further reading, and Morris's inimitable writing, this compendium is an indispensable resource for those who wish to understand and appreciate the brilliance and virtuosity of one of America's true talents.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496203437
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Best known for his novels, including the National Book Award winners The Field of Vision and Plains Song, Nebraska-born author Wright Morris has long been regarded as one of America's most gifted writers. This volume, culling work from the photo-text books, criticism, and numerous short stories frequently overlooked among his oeuvre, reflects the true breadth of this quintessentially American artist's talents. As such, it offers a fascinating overview of Morris's inspiring accomplishments in multiple genres. While embracing the prose for which Morris is justly famous, this treasury of work also highlights his photography and other literary genres, including hard-to-find stories first published in magazines, some of which were early drafts of future novels. Edited by Morris's long-time friend David Madden, this one-of-a-kind collection captures a man of multifarious genius. Replete with interviews, photography, a biographical sketch, suggestions for further reading, and Morris's inimitable writing, this compendium is an indispensable resource for those who wish to understand and appreciate the brilliance and virtuosity of one of America's true talents.
Wright Morris
Author: Jerry David MADDEN
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
Ceremony in Lone Tree
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 149620249X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Although Tom Scanlon would just as soon spend it alone, his ninetieth birthday becomes the occasion for a family gathering in the Midwestern town of Lone Tree. The unlikely celebrants take this opportunity to reconceive their visions of past, future, and family in their own grotesque and ultimately liberating ways. Ceremony in Lone Tree is a spare and beautiful work by one of America's great postwar authors.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 149620249X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Although Tom Scanlon would just as soon spend it alone, his ninetieth birthday becomes the occasion for a family gathering in the Midwestern town of Lone Tree. The unlikely celebrants take this opportunity to reconceive their visions of past, future, and family in their own grotesque and ultimately liberating ways. Ceremony in Lone Tree is a spare and beautiful work by one of America's great postwar authors.
Wright Morris
Author: Roy K. Bird
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Wright Morris imposes his imagination on the chaos of recollected experience, creating a unified vision of reality from a threateningly indeterminate mass of raw material. This study examines how Morris transforms the commonplace, the past, and language in his fiction. A chapter on the commonplace bases its method on the Russian formalist concept of defamiliari- zation. A chapter on the past is a psychological exploration of Morris's fictional use of incidents from his early life. And a chapter on language is inspired by recent critical explorations of the relation between language and reality.
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Wright Morris imposes his imagination on the chaos of recollected experience, creating a unified vision of reality from a threateningly indeterminate mass of raw material. This study examines how Morris transforms the commonplace, the past, and language in his fiction. A chapter on the commonplace bases its method on the Russian formalist concept of defamiliari- zation. A chapter on the past is a psychological exploration of Morris's fictional use of incidents from his early life. And a chapter on language is inspired by recent critical explorations of the relation between language and reality.
Wright Morris
Author: Wright Morris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description