The Letters of Ruth Pitter : silent music / / Don W. King

• Autore: King Don W. <1951->
• Pubblicazione: Newark, Delaware : , : University of Delaware Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (585 p.)
• Disciplina: 821.912; 821/.912
• Soggetto topico: Women poets, American - 20th century
• Persona (resp. second.): KingDon W. <1951->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Editorial Principles; Introduction; Chronology of Ruth Pitter's Life (1897-1992); Chapter 1. Apprentice Poet (1921-1934); Chapter 2. Successful Poet (1935-1939); Chapter 3. Surviving the Blitz (1940-1945); Chapter 4. New Life (1946-1947); Chapter 5. New Friends (1948-1949); Chapter 6. Broadening Horizons (1950-1952); Chapter 7. Leaving London (1953-1954); Photospread; Chapter 8. Royal Favor (1955-1956); Chapter 9. BBC Personality (1957-1959); Chapter 10. In Demand (1960-1961); Chapter 11. Downward Pointing Muse (1962-1965); Chapter 12. Renewed Muse (1966-1969) ; Chapter 13. Soldiering On (1970-1974)Chapter 14. Soft Glow (1975-1988); Bibliography; Biographical Index; Index; About the Editor
• Sommario/riassunto: The Letters of Ruth Pitter: Silent Music is a selection of the most important letters written by Pitter, who won the Hawthornden Prize in 1937 for A Trophy of Arms (1936) and the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 1955. Her letters, spanning 1908 to 1988, offer insights into some of most important literary, social, and historical events of this period; especially compelling are the letters she wrote while living in London during World
• Titolo autorizzato: The Letters of Ruth Pitter
• ISBN: 1-61149-450-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790942603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II