Charles Wright in Conversation: Interviews, 1979-2006

by Robert D. Denham

Overview

Because Charles Wright occupies a large space in contemporary American poetry, it is only natural that his readers over the years have wanted to engage him in conversation and discover more about his career and inspirations. In this collection of richly detailed interviews conducted between 1979 and 2006, Wright eloquently discusses a range of topics, including the beginning of his poetic career in Italy, his experiences at the University of Iowa, the American and European influences on his work, contemporary poets he admires, his place in Southern literature, the art of translating poetry, and such formal matters as his lineation and rhythmic phrasing, his use of syllabics, and the development of his characteristic style. An extensive bibliography of writings by and about Wright supplements the interviews.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786439652
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/15/2008
Pages:	183
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Robert D. Denham is John P. Fishwick Professor of English Emeritus at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. He has also taught at Emory & Henry College, after which he served as Director of English Programs and Director of the Association of Departments of English for the Modern Language Association. He has written and edited more than twenty-five volumes on Frye.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     
Abbreviations and Shortened Forms     
A Charles Wright Chronology     

1. An Interview by David St. John     
2. An Interview by David Remnick     
3. Charles Wright on Eugenio Montale and Dino Campana: An Interview by Mary Zeppa     
4. “Metaphysics of the Quotidian”: A Conversation with Stan Sanvel Rubin and William Heyen     
5. A Conversation with Miriam Marty Clark and Michael McFee     
6. An Interview by J.D. McClatchy     
7. An Interview by Ernest Suarez and Amy Verner     
8. An Interview by Andrew Zawacki     
9. An Interview by Troy Teegarden     
10. Through Purgatory to Appalachia: An Interview by Martin Caseley     
11. An Interview by Willard Spiegelman     
12. An Interview by Ted Genoways     
13. An Interview by Morgan Lucas Schuldt     
14. Oblivion’s Glow: The (Post)Southern Sides of Charles Wright—An Interview by Daniel Cross Turner     
15. An Interview by Louis Bourgeois     

Notes     
A Selected Bibliography     
Index     

Editorial Reviews

anyone who is interested in poetry will find a wealth of material to digest in these pages”—Appalachian Journal.

From the Publisher

anyone who is interested in poetry will find a wealth of material to digest in these pages

Appalachian Journal