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Yaddo: Making American Culture Paperback By Micki McGee 2008
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Brand
- Unbranded
- Book Title
- Yaddo: Making American Culture
- Personalized
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- Does not apply
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780231147378
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231147376
ISBN-13
9780231147378
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66595073
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
184 Pages
Publication Name
Yaddo : Making American Culture
Language
English
Subject
American / General, United States / General
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Art, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0 in
Item Weight
24.6 Oz
Item Length
1.1 in
Item Width
0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-023729
Reviews
"Few names in American arts and letters resonate like Yaddo... This lavishly detailed book offers an intimate glimpse into life at this enchanting and storied retreat." -- Publishers Weekly, "[A] beautifully illustrated and engagingly compiled book." -- Angus Trumble, Times Literary Supplement, Few names in American arts and letters resonate like Yaddo... This lavishly detailed book offers an intimate glimpse into life at this enchanting and storied retreat.
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
700.974748
Table Of Content
Foreword, by David S. Ferriero and Elaina Richardson Preface 1. Creative Power: Yaddo and the Making of American Culture, by Micki McGee 2. Refuge and Crucible: Newton Arvin's Yaddo, by Barry Werth 3. The Trailblazer: Aaron Copland and the Festivals of American Music, by Tim Page 4. In Good Company: Visual Artists at Yaddo, by Karl E. Willers 5. The Ghosts of Yaddo: What They Taught, by Allan Gurganus 6. Living with Artists Is More Fun, by Helen Vendler 7. The Longest Stay: Agnes Smedley, Yaddo, and the "Lowell Affair", by Ruth Price 8. Writ in Water: The Rise and Fall of Literary Reputations, by David Gates 9. Crème de la Crème: Highbrows, Lowbrows, Voracious Omnivores, High, Low, and Hi-Lo, by Marcelle Clements Note on the Trasks and the Founding of Yaddo Yaddo Timeline, 1874-1980 Acknowledgments List of Contributors Illustration Credits Index
Synopsis
Established by a pair of philanthropists who believed adamantly in the power of creativity, Yaddo has hosted some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers, composers, and visual artists, including Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Truman Capote, Flannery O'Connor, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Carson McCullers, Sylvia Plath, Philip Roth, and Clyfford Still. Richly illustrated with photographs, prints, intimate letters, papers, and ephemera from archives and collections at both Yaddo and The New York Public Library--many of which have never before been seen by the public-- Yaddo offers a window into the workings of this famously private institution and insight into the lives and circumstances of the artists who lived and worked there. It examines the relationship between the premier artists' colony and the ideals of democracy and individuality that inform an American vision. From Aaron Copland to Robert Lowell, from Agnes Smedley to Langston Hughes, the volume shares the stories of those who visited this haven and highlights the debates and controversies that threatened to break apart its tranquility. With essays by Marcelle Clements, David Gates, Allan Gurganus, Tim Page, Ruth Price, Barry Werth, Karl Emil Willers, and Helen Vendler, along with an overview by curator Micki McGee, Yaddo revisits the major moments of twentieth-century American culture and history., Yaddo is a rich account of America's premier artists' retreat, which has hosted some of the twentieth century's most renowned writers, composers, and visual artists. Hannah Arendt, James Baldwin, Saul Bellow, Leonard Bernstein, Elizabeth Bishop, Truman Capote, Flannery O'Connor, Aaron Copland, Langston Hughes, Carson McCullers, Sylvia Plath, Philip Roth, Clyfford Still, and William Carlos Williams all lived and worked at Yaddo. Richly illustrated with photographs, prints, intimate letters,papers, and ephemera from archives and collections at both Yaddo and TheNew York Public Library, this collection provides a window into the famously private institution, recounting the experiences of the artists who took advantage of a bucolic retreat to tap into--and mingle with--genius. With essays by Marcelle Clements, David Gates, Allan Gurganus, Tim Page, Ruth Price, Barry Werth, Karl Emil Willers, and Helen Vendler, and an overview by curator Micki McGee, Yaddo is a collaborative project that revisits the major moments of twentieth-century American culture and history.
LC Classification Number
NX511.S39Y33 2008
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