William Humphrey: Destroyer of Myths

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University of North Texas Press, 1998 - 462
This is the first full-length study of the life and writings of the Texas novelist, William Humphrey, who died August 21, 1997. Based on research in Humphrey's vast archives at the University of Texas, it provides the first full picture of his life and identifies many untraced sources of his work. The guiding principle is an exploration of Humphrey's satire on life-destroying myths: the myths of the hunter, the South, the cowboy hero, the Depression-era outlaw, and, supremely, the myth of Texas. To his dismay, Humphrey was often seen as a celebrator of these myths.

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An Unhappy Guest at the Barbecue William Humphrey and Texas Literature
1
Origins of a Style
37
The Myth of the Hunter Home from the Hill
75
Humphreys Quixote Parody in The Ordways
129
Remember the Red River Valley A Time and a Place
183
Humphreys Oresteia Proud Flesh
218
Humphreys Intimations Ode Farther Off from Heaven
264
Humphreys Oedipus Hostages to Fortune
297
This Sporting Life Open Season
340
History of the Defeated No Resting Place
375
Times Laughingstocks September Song
411
The Highest Sort of Courage
433
Works Cited
439
Index
450
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Bert Almon
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Bert Almon has taught modern literature and creative writing at the University of Alberta since 1968. He has published eight collections of poetry and a Western Writers Series monograph on Gary Snyder. He held a Mellon Fellowship at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas and a Hawthornden Fellowship in Poetry. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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TytułWilliam Humphrey: Destroyer of Myths
Wydanie 6 z Texas writers series
AutorBert Almon
WydawcaUniversity of North Texas Press, 1998
ISBN157441044X, 9781574410440
Liczba stron462
  
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