On Elizabeth Bishop

By Colm Tóibín

Subjects: American poetry, history and criticism, 20th century, Criticism and interpretation, Bishop, elizabeth, 1911-1979, History, Women and literature

Description: "In this book, novelist Colm Tóibín offers a deeply personal introduction to the work and life of one of his most important literary influences--the American poet Elizabeth Bishop. Ranging across her poetry, prose, letters, and biography, Tóibín creates a vivid picture of Bishop while also revealing how her work has helped shape his sensibility as a novelist and how her experiences of loss and exile resonate with his own. What emerges is a compelling double portrait that will intrigue readers interested in both Bishop and Tóibín"--