William York Tindall papers
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Samuel Barclay Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin. He studied modern languages at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1927. The following year, Beckett went to Paris, where he quickly became acquainted with a group of avant-garde artists, including James Joyce. There, Beckett taught English at the École Normale Superieure in Paris for two years before returning to Trinity College to teach French in 1930. He left Trinity College after one year...
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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930
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Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955
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Wallace Stevens was an American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as a lawyer for the Hartford insurance company in Connecticut. From the guide to the Wallace Stevens collection, 1921-1966, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library) Wallace Stevens was an American essayist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Wallace Stevens collection of papers, 19...
Thomas, Dylan, 1914-1953
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Dylan Thomas was a Welsh poet who first achieved recognition with "Eighteen Poems" (1934). He wrote both prose and radio plays, including "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" (1940), "Deaths and Entrances" (1946), "Under Milkwood" (1954), and "Adventures in the Skin Trade" (1955). From the description of Dylan Thomas collection. [1935-1953]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660196437 Welsh author Dylan Thomas occupies a controversial place among 20t...
Tindall, William York, 1903-1981
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BIOGHIST REQUIRED William York Tindall (1903-1981) was professor of English at Columbia University. From the guide to the William York Tindall Papers, [ca. 1938]-1966., (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library.) William York Tindall (1903-1981) was professor of English at Columbia University. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1938]-1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122589802 ...
