Biographies of books : the compositional histories of notable American writings / edited by James Barbour and Tom Quirk.
| Other author | Barbour, James, 1933- |
| Other author | Quirk, Tom, 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©1996. |
| Description | 334 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Composition of Nature : writing and the self in the launching of a career / Albert Von Frank -- "Well my book is written--let it go. . ." : the making of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court / Howard G. Baetzhold -- Unsmiling aspects of life : A Hazard of New Fortunes / John W. Crowley -- "Quite the best, "All Round", of all my productions" : the multiple versions of the Jamesian Germ for The Ambassadors / Richard A. Hocks -- "There was something mystic about it" : the composition of Sister Carrie by Dreiser et al / Richard W. Dowell -- Building The House of Mirth / Candance Waid -- "A truly American book" : pressing The Grapes of Wrath / Robert DeMott -- Making of Delta Wedding, or doing "something Diarmuid thought I could do" / Albert J. Devlin -- Early composition history of Catch-22 / James Nagel -- Western American context of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest / Stephen L. Tanner. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 95040987 |
| ISBN | 0826210449 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS25 .B58 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |