Lisa C. Hickman

William Faulkner and Joan Williams

The Romance of Two Writers

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Produktbeschreibung

This work looks closely at the relationship between William Faulkner and Memphis novelist Joan Williams. Their story is significant not only in its depth but also in the years of their primary involvement, 1949-1953--a period over which Faulkner won both the Nobel Prize and a National Book Award. This is the first book-length study of the Faulkner-Williams relationship, and the first truly attentive consideration of Joan Williams, her impressions of Faulkner, and her commitment to writing. Until now, Williams, an acclaimed novelist, was an "outside" woman in Faulkner's life. Their affair and friendship is worthy of its own story. Included here are extensive interviews with Williams conducted over several years about her relationship with Faulkner, their correspondence, and discussions of both his work and her own. It includes all of Williams's letters to Faulkner and his letters, either directly reproduced or paraphrased.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780786425990
• ISBN-10: 0786425997
• Artikelnr.: 21107645

Autorenporträt

Lisa C. Hickman is a Memphis writer and independent scholar who has published extensively on the life and work of Joan Williams and William Faulkner. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Richard Bausch     
Preface     
Introduction: Middle Years     
1. 1949-An Afternoon Recalled     
2. 1950-A Courtship of Letters     
3. 1951-Other Loves     
4. 1952-Jacob Labored Seven Years for Rachel     
5. 1953-One Fifth Avenue     
6. 1954-1962-Blue Mississippi Hills     
Appendix: Joan Williams' Critique of Faulkner's First Draft of Requiem for
a Nun     
Notes     
Joan Williams Selected Bibliography     
Bibliography     
Index