James Dickey and the Politics of Canon: Assessing the Savage Ideal

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University of Missouri Press, 1993 - 170 pages
Explores the reasons for the dramatic rise of the literary reputation of James Dickey in the 1960s, and his equally abrupt fall from critical grace after the early 1970s. Finds insight through an analysis of Dickey's exploration of violence, his relationships with Ezra Pound and Robert Bly, and the effect of the Vietnam War upon his career. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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About the author (1993)

Ernest Suarez is Assistant Professor of English at Catholic University of American in Washington, D.C.

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TitleJames Dickey and the Politics of Canon: Assessing the Savage Ideal
AuthorErnest Suarez
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Missouri Press, 1993
ISBN0826209211, 9780826209214
Length170 pages
  
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