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The Writing Life Vol. 4 - The Hopwood Lectures, Fifth Series (Paperback)
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The Writing Life Vol. 4 - The Hopwood Lectures, Fifth Series (Paperback)
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This collection of essays does not intend to teach its readers to
write, nor does it attempt to convince them to take up the pen.
Rather, in their respective essays, writers William Kennedy, Robert
Hass, Richard Ford, Roger Rosenblatt, Geoffrey Wolff, Diane
Johnson, Louise Gluck, Philip Levine, and John Barth tell us why
literature matters, why it is remarkable to actively take part in
advancing one's culture by writing. This volume contributes not
only to our understanding of writers and their works, but also to
our understanding of the culture in which we live. The essays
illustrate how each of our own stories develop, how they become
intertwined, how culture itself is created and perpetuated simply
by the act of writing such stories.
Originally part of the Hopwood Lecture series at the University of
Michigan, these essays were presented in conjunction with the
annual awarding of the Hopwood Prizes in creative writing. The
internationally recognized awards are granted by the bequest of
playwright Avery Hopwood (1884-1928), who sought to encourage
student work in the fields of dramatic writing, fiction, poetry,
and the essay.
The volume is edited and introduced by Nicholas Delbanco, Robert
Frost Collegiate Professor of English Language and Literature and
Chair of the Hopwood Awards Committee, University of Michigan. He
is also a novelist and author of seventeen books.
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