Writing the American classics
By: edited by James Barbour and Tom Quirk.
Contributors: Barbour, James, 1933-; Quirk, Tom, 1946-
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: American literature -- History and criticism; Authors, American -- Biography; Canon (Literature); Authorship
Description: This collection of essays describes the genesis of ten classic works of American literature. Using biographical, cultural, and manuscript evidence, the contributors tell the "stories of stories," plotting the often curious and always interesting ways in which notable American books took shape in a writer's mind.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.