Millier, Brett C. 1958-

Elizabeth Bishop : life and the memory of it / Brett C. Millier - Berkeley : University of California Press, c1993 - 602 p. : illus. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-581) and index.

Elizabeth Bishop dedicated her poetry to telling “what really happened.” Yet what really happened in the life on one of the twentieth century's finest and most beloved American poets has eluded readers for years. In this first full biography, Brett Miller pieces together the compelling and painful story of Bishop's life and traces the writing of her brilliantly crafted poems.



English

9780520203457


Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979


Poets, American--Biography--20th century

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