Wallace Stegner and the continental vision
Subtitle: essays on literature, history, and landscape
By: edited by Curt Meine.
Contributors: Meine, Curt.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Stegner, Wallace Earle, 1909-  -- Criticism and interpretation.; Western stories -- History and criticism.; West (U.S.) -- In literature.
Description: Wallace Stegner (1909-1993) was, in the words of historian T. H. Watkins, "a walking tower of American letters." Winner of the Pulitzer prize and the National Book Award for fiction, founder of the Stanford Writing Program, recipient of three Guggenheim fellowships and innumerable honorary degrees, Stegner was both a brilliant writer and an exceptional teacher.

Wallace Stegner and the Continental Vision brings together leading literary critics, historians, legal scholars, geographers, scientists, and others to present a multifaceted exploration of Stegner's work and its impact, and a thought-provoking examination of his life.

Contributors consider Stegner as writer, as historian, and as conservationist, discussing his place in the American literary tradition, his integral role in shaping how Americans relate to the land, and his impact on their own personal lives and careers. They present an eclectic mix of viewpoints as they explore aspects of Stegner's work that they find most intriguing, inspiring, and provocative.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-241) and index.
"The essays were first presented during a three-day symposium held in May 1996 in Madison, Wisconsin"--P. xiii.