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"During the last five years of his life MacLeish participated in this series of interviews tracing his career as a poet, Librarian of Congress, statesman, and man of letters. He speaks candidly of his student years, his 'expatriate period' in Paris, and his subsequent writing and teaching. The editor/interviewers have wisely asked only brief, perceptive questions, leaving the spotlight on the poet. His language is colloquial, and the range of his writing experience, and acquaintances should prove fascinating to readers."--Library Journal
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Archibald MacLeish was an American poet and writer. He lived in Paris during the 1920s; he worked as an editor for Fortune during the Great Depression; he was in Washington as Librarian of Congress during World War II; and he was involved in the formation of UNESCO. His honors include Pulitzer prizes, the Bollingen Prize, and the National Medal for Literature.
Author and editor Bernard A. Drabeck's works include: Magic in the glass: The Paperweight Artistry of Charles Kaziun, Jr.; Archibald MacLeish: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography; Exploring Literature Through Reading and Writing; The Proceedings of the Archibald MacLeish Symposium, May 7-8, 1982; Structures for Composition; and Instructor's manual for structures for composition.
Author and editor Helen E. Ellis's works include: Archibald MacLeish: A Selectively Annotated Bibliography; and The Proceedings of the Archibald MacLeish Symposium, May 7-8, 1982.
In these long interviews, conducted during the last five years of his life, a noted writer talks about his professional life as a poet, playwright, lawyer, editor of Fortune, Librarian of Congress and Harvard professor. Relatively reticent about his family, MacLeish (18921982) is outspoken about FDR, Truman ("totally himself all the time"), Joe McCarthy, George Marshall (a remarkable man of great intellectual powers) and Alger Hiss ("the most complete reactionary I ever saw in my life"), andalthough he claims that he avoided writers "like the plague"about Joyce, Hemingway and Ezra Pound ("He had the worst taste in people"). Arranged chronologically, these free-ranging memoirs reveal many hitherto undisclosed aspects of an eloquent, high-minded American. Photos.
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- PublisherUniversity of Massachusetts Press
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0870235117
- ISBN 13 9780870235115
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages312
- EditorDrabeck Bernard A., Ellis Helen E.
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