The territory ahead.
| Author/creator | Morris, Wright |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Harcourt, Brace, [1958] |
| Description | 231 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. 1. Fiction and fact: Technique and raw material -- The mythic past -- pt. 2. The state of nature: To the woods: Henry Thoreau -- The open road: Walt Whitman -- The high seas: Herman Melville -- The available past: Mark Twain -- pt. 3. The bridge: Use of the past: Henry James -- Abuse of the past: Norman Rockwell -- pt. 4. The ability to function: The function of style: Ernest Hemingway -- The function of appetite: Thomas Wolfe -- The function of nostalgia: F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The function of rage: William Faulkner -- pt. 5. The American scene: Objects and places -- pt. 6. The territory ahead: The immediate present. |
| Abstract | Essays on American writers, appraising the work of Thoreau, Twain, Whitman, Wolfe, Faulkner, and others. |
| Local note | Joyner Wright Coll. copy includes dust jacket. Stuart Wright Book Collection #68.28. See also related manuscript material in the Stuart Wright Collection, #1169, in Joyner Library Special Collections. |
| References | Knoll, R. E. Wright Morris. |
| Other forms | Also issued online. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Wright Coll. copy purchased from Stuart Wright, 2011 |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Morris, Wright, 1910-1998. Territory ahead. [1st ed. New York] Harcourt, Brace [1958] |
| LCCN | 58010892 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS88 .M67 1958 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Joyner | Stuart Wright Collection | PS88.M67 1958 | ✔ Available | Request Material |