Beating the bushes : selected essays, 1941-1970.
| Author/creator | Ransom, John Crowe |
| Other author | Forman, Elizabeth R., former owner. |
| Other author | Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974 former owner. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [New York] : [New Directions], [1972] |
| Description | 176 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | A New Directions book |
| Contents | Wanted: an ontological critic -- An address to Kenneth Burke -- Positive and near-positive aesthetics -- Art needs a little separating -- Art worries the naturalists -- Beating the naturalists with the stick of drama -- Art and the human economy -- The iconography of the master -- Poets and flatworms -- Why critics don't go mad -- The concrete universal. |
| Local note | Inscribed on front fly-leaf "To dear Elizabeth! [JCR's granddaughter] yours truly, J.C.R. [i.e., John Crowe Ransom]." Includes dust jacket. Laid in: James Laughlin, New Directions, New York, NY, Letter to John Crowe Ransom acknowledging receipt of Chapter XI of the book and praising Ransom's writing style (23 February 1970) TLS; James Laughlin (1914 - 1997) a poet and literary publisher, was the founder and editor of New Dimensions Publishers, 1936-. Stuart Wright Book Collection #21.33. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, John Crowe Ransom Papers, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| References | Abbott, C. John Crowe Ransom, A21(1) |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy Purchased from Stuart Wright, 2010 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Ransom, John Crowe, 1888-1974. Beating the bushes. [New York, New Directions, 1972] |
| LCCN | 79159738 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PN45 .R36 1972 | ✔ Available | Request Material |