- Gebundene Ausgabe: 274 Seiten
- Verlag: Univ of Minnesota Pr; Auflage: Parental Adviso. (28. Dezember 2007)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0816646937
- ISBN-13: 978-0816646937
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,2 x 14,7 x 2,4 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 642.964 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In the 1960s, Christopher Isherwood gave an unprecedented series of lectures at California universities on the theme “A Writer and His World.” During this time Isherwood, who would liberate the memoir and become the founding father of modern gay writing, spoke openly for the first time about his craft—on writing for film, theater, and novels—and on spirituality. Isherwood on Writing brings these public addresses together to reveal a distinctly—and surprisingly—American Isherwood.
Given at a critical time in Isherwood’s career, these lectures mark the era when he turned from fiction to memoir. In free-flowing, wide-ranging discussions, he reflects on such topics as why writers write, what makes a novel great, and what influenced his own work. Isherwood talks about his working relationship with W. H. Auden; his literary friendships with E. M. Forster, Virginia Woolf, Stephen Spender, Aldous Huxley, and Somerset Maugham; and his work in the film industry in London and Hollywood. He also explores uncharted territory in candid comments on his own work, something not contained in his diaries.
Isherwood on Writing uncovers an important and often-misunderstood time in Isherwood’s life in America. The lectures present, in James J. Berg’s words, “an example of a man, comfortable in his own sexuality and self, trying to talk about himself and his own life in a society that is not yet ready to hear the whole story.”
A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986) is the author of many books, including A Single Man and Down There on a Visit, available from Minnesota.
James J. Berg is dean of liberal arts and sciences at Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota. He is editor, with Chris Freeman, of The Isherwood Century: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood (winner of the Lambda Award) and Conversations with Christopher Isherwood.
Claude Summers is professor emeritus of English at the University of Michigan, Dearborn and author of many works, including Gay Fictions: Wilde to Stonewall.
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In the 1960s, Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), a major figure in 20th-century fiction and the gay rights movement, gave a series of lectures at California universities on the theme "A Writer and His World." Berg, dean of social sciences and arts at the College of the Desert, brings those public lectures together to reveal Isherwood's thinking at
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A pioneer for openly homosexual writers
20. Juni 2008
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A pioneer for openly homosexual writers, Christopher Isherwood was known for more than just being a gay author - he was a master of his craft who didn't let that label control everything he did. Writing novels alongside for film and theater, Christopher Isherwood was one of the better writers of the 20th century and now in "Isherwood on Writing" we now hear from the man himself as he discusses his craft and the life and times of his heyday in London and Hollywood and literary friendships with other great authors such as Virginia Woolf and Aldous Huxley. Despite all the notes that may suggest otherwise, Isherwood comes out as profoundly American, making "Isherwood on Writing" highly recommended for both academic and community library biography, literary studies, and gay studies reference collections.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
excellent
31. August 2010
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Especially wonderful is Berg's introduction which has led me on to even more reading materials about gay writers. Have ordered several books he has talked about. Also great are the lectuers themselves giving more and more insight into Isherwood's way of thinking and writing. Excellent reading.
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