A Guide to the Guy Davenport Letters, 1974-1985
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The Clifton Waller Barrett Library
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The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 10539-p
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Guy Davenport Letters, 1974-1985, Accession # 10539-p, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased from George Minkoff, Alford, Mass., on December 9, 1991.
Scope and Content
In this collection Guy Davenport, an American author, discusses his current work, reviewing and reviews by Klinkowitz and others, Klinkowitz's inclusion of him in Contemporary novelists, and various authors and their writing styles.
Contents List
Refers to his book Tatlin! and a review by JK.
Thanks him for 'The Vonnegut Statement,' and mentioning the work of Paul Metcalf.
Mentions reviews of his book [ Tatlin! ] and being "down in the late Confederacy, trying to get some writing done."
Discusses the nature of reviewing works and [Roy R.] Behrens' acquaintance.
Refers to his books about to be published, including The Geography of the Imagination, Eclogues, Trois Caprices, and The Mimes of Herondas; praises JK's ability to critique; indicates that he would rather be painting; mentions an experimental work of his, The Robert Browning Overture; and, mentions Roy [R. Behren] and his book.
Discusses various authors, his perception of "comparative realism," his views on technology and John Updike and his writing; and, thanks JK for sharing one of his books.
Refers to "particulars from Roy" and the Contemporary Novelists
Thanks him for the pages from Contemporary Novelists , which included GD.
Mentions the publication of [ The Geography of the Imagination ] and comments on Jerzy Kosinski and Steve Dixon and their writing styles.
Concerns Brad Morrow or Joan Crane doing a book on his "ravings" for JK's series, and mentions correpondence with [Marc] Chenetier