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Guy Davenport and James Laughlin
selected letters
By Davenport, Guy & Laughlin, James
- ISBN
- 978-0-39305-950-2
- Publisher
- New York : W.W. Norton, c2007.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 19, 2007
In his very first letter to Guy Davenport, James Laughlin wrote, "Just a line to tell you what a beautiful piece that was you wrote about Tom Merton in The National Review." Laughlin could not have imagined his note of admiration would set off an avalanche of missives, but 480 letters later (234 by Laughlin and 245 by Davenport), they had a discourse well worth preserving. The 28-year conversation (1969-97) between talented ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
