Guy Davenport (1927–2005)
Auteur de The Geography of the Imagination
A propos de l'auteur
Author, artist, literary critic and translator Guy Davenport was born on November 23, 1927 in Anderson, South Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University in 1948 and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He earned a Bachelor of Literature from Merton College, Oxford afficher plus University in 1950 and a Doctor of Philosophy from Harvard University in 1961. He taught English at several universities from 1951 until his retirement in 1990. He received numerous awards including the O. Henry Award for short stories, the 1981 Morton Douwen Zabel award for fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and translation awards from PEN and the Academy of American Poets. He died on January 4, 2005 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Photograph of Guy Davenport by photographer Guy Mendez from the dust jacket for The Geography of the Imagination : Forty Essays / Guy Davenport (San Francisco : Northpoint Press, 1981.
Œuvres de Guy Davenport
The Medusa 6 exemplaires
Paintings and Drawings 2 exemplaires
August 1 exemplaire
Girlfriend's Busty Mom: Secret Seduction, Dominated & Humiliated, BDSM, Shared & Ganged (Taboo Age Gap Sex Stories… 1 exemplaire
Lectures on Don Quixote 1 exemplaire
The Art of Lafcadio Hearn 1 exemplaire
The Bicycle Rider 1 exemplaire
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Counterpoints: 25 Years of The New Criterion on Culture and the Arts (2007) — Contributeur — 48 exemplaires
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The intelligence of Louis Agassiz; a specimen book of scientific writings (1963) — Directeur de publication — 15 exemplaires
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Antaeus No. 64/65, Spring/Autumn 1990 - Twentieth Anniversary Issue (1990) — Contributeur — 12 exemplaires
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Davenport, Guy
- Nom légal
- Davenport, Guy Mattison
- Date de naissance
- 1927-11-23
- Date de décès
- 2005-01-04
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Anderson, South Carolina, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Anderson, South Carolina, USA (birth)
North Carolina, USA
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA - Études
- Duke University (BA|Classics|English Literature|1948)
Harvard University (PhD|1961)
Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar, Merton, BA|Literature|1950) - Professions
- philosopher
professor (English)
illustrator
critic
translator
essayist (tout afficher 9)
writer (short stories)
artist (visual)
author - Organisations
- United States Army
- Prix et distinctions
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 2001)
Rhodes Scholar
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The Geography of the Imagination: Forty Essays par Guy Davenport
I continue to enjoy essay collections from the '50s, '60s, and '70s (this one a current re-issue). Most of the essays here are very dense. It sometimes felt like Davenport was simply 'erudition dumping' - so many references. But the central argument(s) and idea(s) of each piece always came through. In one of the latter essays, it became apparent that many of the writers he discusses were good friends or, at least, acquaintances. This made me wonder if they are the vital artists he makes them out to be. Still, an enlightening read. One minor complaint with this edition but I hate when the publication date (or year) of each piece isn't provided in any easily identifiable way. Perhaps it is OCD on my part. Recommend.… (plus d'informations)
I first encountered Guy Davenport in the review section of The National Review magazine. These letters are endlessly interesting with the thoughts, interests, and sometimes quotidian details that might not be as appealing if they did not come from the minds of two of my favorite authors. It is undoubted because they are both fascinating and challenging, providing ideas and spurring reading of topics and ideas that are mentioned.
I do not pretend the ability to read Guy Davenport properly. I have neither the background or education in the classics and/or poetry to intelligently discuss his erudite, esoteric works, but I do continually try to "find a mode of perception other than one's own."
Mr. Davenport has pointed me in the direction of many, many perceptions/ world views. I am grateful. I look forward to following his leads, and reading more of his words.
Mr. Davenport has pointed me in the direction of many, many perceptions/ world views. I am grateful. I look forward to following his leads, and reading more of his words.
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