Dec 24, 2009
The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams | The Autobiography of William Carlos Williams
At a glance:
- Author: William Carlos Williams
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Work: Autobiography
- Time of Work: 1883-1951
- Setting: The United States, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,
Spain, and Switzerland
- Principal Characters: Mr. and Mrs. William George Williams, Florence Herman, Ezra Pound, Robert McAlmon, Edgar Irving Williams
- Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography
- Subjects: Culture, Memory, Authors or writers, Literature, Art or artists, Poetry or poets, Learning or scholarship, Heart attack or disease
Form and Content
The late 1940’s and early 1950’s witnessed, on the
one hand, the sharp rise of William Carlos Williams’ literary
fame and, on the other, the rapid decline of his health. Because of
his literary achievements, Williams, during these few years,
received a number of awards and honorary degrees from prestigious
institutions. At the same time, however, his health began to fail
him. In February, 1948, Williams experienced the first of a series
of heart attacks and strokes which were to burden him for the last
fifteen years of his life. He had good reason to...
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