College years-when ideas collide, literature intrigues and
inspires, lasting passions are first fired-can stamp a young writer
for life. This extraordinary book contains the work of dozens of
writers whose experiences at Yale over the past three centuries
exerted a powerful force on their writing lives. Formed and
nurtured by the unique intellectual community of the university,
writers as diverse as Noah Webster and Gloria Naylor emerged from
Yale to make their own fresh contributions to our nation's
remarkable literary heritage. From the galaxy of authors Yale has
produced, J. D. McClatchy selects a rich and varied sample. He
includes sermons, essays, poems, short stories, and excerpts from
novels. The book opens with a section devoted to the work of four
great teachers of writing at Yale in recent decades: John Hersey,
Robert Penn Warren, John Hollander, and Robert Stone. The middle
and most generous section of the volume focuses on writers who have
been working since the end of the Second World War. Each of these
selections casts a strong light on its author and his or her work.
In the final section, McClatchy draws on the work of earlier
literary figures from James Fenimore Cooper to Thornton Wilder, in
many cases retrieving little-known material. A stroll through the
pages of this bountiful anthology, dazzling in the diversity of its
offerings, will appeal to any reader. Each of the authors was
challenged and inspired by Yale. In this volume, each in turn
challenges and inspires us. Among the authors and poets in this
volume: Jonathan Edwards, Sinclair Lewis, Cole Porter, Robert Penn
Warren, Brendan Gill, Robert K. Massie, William F. Buckley, Jr.,
Calvin Trillin, Paul Monette, Garry B. Trudeau, Claire Messud,
Chang-rae Lee
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