The correspondence of André Gide and Edmund Gosse, 1904-1928 /
Shortly after first reading La Porte étroite the English critic Edmund Gosse wrote a letter of warmest praise to its author, Andre Gide, inaugurating an intimate correspondence that was to continue for nearly 20 years. At the time the exchange began, Gosse was a powerful and venerated man of letters...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English French |
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[New York] :
New York University Press,
1959.
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| Series: | New York University studies in romance languages and literature ;
2 |
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| Summary: | Shortly after first reading La Porte étroite the English critic Edmund Gosse wrote a letter of warmest praise to its author, Andre Gide, inaugurating an intimate correspondence that was to continue for nearly 20 years. At the time the exchange began, Gosse was a powerful and venerated man of letters in Great Britain who was able to make or destroy a writer's reputation, Gide, who was then just beginning to be known, was eager to obtain wider recognition, especially among English-speaking readers. Friendship between the two men grew rapidly, stimulated by their similar interests and common backgrounds. Eighty-eight of the total of about one hundred letters exchanged are included in this volume. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | ix, 220 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : portrait (frontispiece), facsimiles ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index. |