George P. Garrett (1929–2008)
Autor(a) de Death of the Fox
About the Author
Author George P. Garrett was born in Orlando, Florida on June 11, 1929. He received a B. A. (1952), M.A. (1956), and a Ph.D. (1985) from Princeton University. He has written short story collections, poetry, plays, novels, screenplays and a biography of James Jones. In 1962, Garrett moved to mostrar mais Charlottesville to begin his job as a member of the English department at the University of Virginia, where he remained until 1968. He also taught at other universities including Princeton University and the University of Michigan. He returned to the University of Virginia in 1984 as the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing. He retired from teaching in 2000 and was poet laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2004. His large body of work includes writing the widely known Elizabethan Trilogy Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun; the collected stories An Evening Performance; the book of poetry Days of Our Lives Lie in Fragments: New and Old Poems 1957-1997; the collection of stories, essays, and anecdotes Bad Man Blues as well as the screenplays for The Young Lovers and The Playground. Garrett has also received numerous honors, some of which include the Aiken-Taylor Award in Poetry, 1999; the Hollins College Medal, 1992; the PEN/Malamud Award for Short Story, 1990; the T.S. Eliot Award of Ingersoll Foundation, 1989; the Award of American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1985 and the Rome Prize of The American Academy of Arts and Letters, 1959. He died from cancer on May 26, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras de George P. Garrett
That's What I Like (About the South : and Other New Southern Stories for the Nineties) (1993) 18 cópias
King of the Mountain 7 cópias
The Girl in the Black Raincoat — Editor — 4 cópias
Which ones are the enemy? 3 cópias
New work by 5 poets 1 exemplar(es)
A reading of new poems 1 exemplar(es)
The Quest {poem} 1 exemplar(es)
Comic Strip [short fiction] 1 exemplar(es)
Sir Slob and the Princess 1 exemplar(es)
Intro 7: All of Us and None of You 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Snopes: The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion (Modern Library) (1959) — Introdução, algumas edições — 409 cópias
Rediscoveries: Informal Essays in Which Well-Known Novelists Rediscover Neglected Works of Fiction by One of Their… (1971) — Contribuinte — 27 cópias
Craft so hard to learn;: Conversations with poets and novelists about the teaching of writing (1972) — Editor, algumas edições — 3 cópias
Dream Garden: The Poetic Vision of Fred Chappell (Southern Literary Studies) (1997) — Prefácio — 2 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- George Palmer Garrett
- Data de nascimento
- 1929-06-11
- Data de falecimento
- 2008-05-25
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Orlando, Florida, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Locais de residência
- Orlando, Florida, USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - Educação
- Princeton University (B.A|1952)
Princeton University (M.A|1956)
Princeton University (PhD|1985) - Ocupação
- poet
novelist
professor (creative writing)
screenwriter - Organizações
- University of Virginia (Henry Hoyns Professor of English)
- Premiações
- Cleanth Brooks Medal for Lifetime Achievement
American Academy of Arts and Letters
T. S. Eliot Award (1989)
Aiken Taylor Award (1999)
PEN/Malamud Award (1990)
Poet Laureate of Virginia (2002-2004)
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- Membros
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- Popularidade
- #35,210
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
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- ISBNs
- 74
- Idiomas
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- Favorito
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