Struggling for wings
Subtitle: the art of James Dickey
By: edited by Robert Kirschten.
Contributors: Kirschten, Robert, 1947-
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Dickey, James -- Criticism and interpretation.
Description: "Struggling for Wings" is a diverse collection of reviews, interviews, and essays on the controversial career of James Dickey, a writer whose work has engendered commentary ranging from high praise to scathing personal attack. Never before collected, the materials in this volume record America's critical response to Dickey, beginning in the early 1960s when he first began publishing poetry and continuing through the mid-1990s, with comprehensive overviews of Dickey's entire canon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271).