The Dolphin Letters, 1970–1979
Elizabeth Hardwick, Robert Lowell and Their Circle
$79.98
- Hardcover
560 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2020
Summary
The Dolphin Letters offers an unprecedented portrait of Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Hardwick during the last seven years of Lowell’s life (1970 to 1977), a time of personal crisis and creative innovation for both writers. Centred on the letters they exchanged with each other and with other members of their circle - writers, intellectuals, friends and publishers, including Elizabeth Bishop, Caroline Blackwood, Mary McCarthy and Adrienne Rich - this book has the narrative sweep of a no…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571357413 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0571357415 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Hardwick, Robert Lowell, Saskia Hamilton |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 978g |
| Dimensions: | 39mm x 153mm x 234mm |
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Elizabeth Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick (1916-2007) was a literary critic, a novelist, and one of the founders of the New York Review of Books. She authored Sleepless Nights (1979) and two other novels, a biography of Herman Melville, and four collections of essays, including Seduction and Betrayal (1974), a study of women and literature.
Robert Lowell (1917-1977) was a renowned and controversial author of many books of poetry, including Life Studies (1959), For the Union Dead (1964), and Day by Day (1977).
Saskia Hamilton is the author of three books of poetry, including Corridor (2014). She is the editor of The Letters of Robert Lowell (2005) and The Dolphin: Two Versions, 1972-1973 (2019), and co-editor of Words in Air: The Complete Correspondence Between Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell (2008). She teaches at Barnard College.
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