BIBLIOGRAPHY

Glancy, Eileen. James Dickey: The Critic as Poet, An Annotated Bibliography with An Introductory Essay. Troy, NY: Whitston Publishing Co., 1971, 107 p.

Primary and secondary bibliography.

BIOGRAPHIES

Calhoun, Richard J., and Robert W. Hill. James Dickey. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1983, 156 p.

Biographical and critical study.

Hart, Henry. James Dickey: The World as a Lie. New York: Picador, 2000, 811 p.

Biographical study of Dickey.

CRITICISM

Alexander, George L. “A Psychoanalytic Observation on the Scopophilic Imagery in James Dickey's Deliverance.” James Dickey Newsletter, 11, no. 1 (fall 1994): 2-11.

Traces the scopophilic theme in Dickey's novel.

Baughman, Ronald. Understanding James Dickey. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1985, 174 p.

Full-length critical study of Dickey's poetry, novels, and literary criticism.

———, ed. The Voiced Connections of James Dickey: Interviews and Conversations. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1989, 281 p.

Collection of interviews with and essays on Dickey.

Bowers, Neal. James Dickey: The Poet as Pitchman. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1985, 86 p.

Investigates Dickey's penchant for publicity and its impact on his work.

Calhoun, Richard J. James Dickey: The Expansive Imagination, A Collection of Critical Essays. Deland, Fla.: Everett/Edwards, 1973, 231 p.

Collection of interviews and critical essays.

Gleason, Judith. “That Lingering Child of Air.” Parnassus 8 (1980): 63-82.

Derogatory review of Tucky the Hunter.

Howard, Richard. “James Dickey.” Alone with America: Essays on the Art of Poetry in the United States since 1950, pp. 75-98. New York: Atheneum, 1969.

Traces Dickey's poetic development.

Kellman, Steven G. “All the World's a Movie Set: Dickey's Deliverance. South Carolina Review 26, No. 2 (spring 1994): 155-61.

Asserts that “many elements in Dickey's novel facilitated translation from the medium of prose fiction to that of cinema.”

Kirschten, Robert. James Dickey and the Gentle Ecstasy of Earth: A Reading of the Poems. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988, 218 p.

Analyzes stylistic and thematic elements of Dickey's poetry.

Kuehl, John R., and Linda K. Kuehl. “‘The Principle of Uncertainty’ in Deliverance.” South Carolina Press 26, no. 2 (spring 1994): 162-72.

Surveys critical perspectives on Dickey's novel.

Moorhead, Michael. “Dickey's Deliverance.” Explicator 51, no. 4 (summer 1993): 247-48.

Examines the conclusion of Dickey's novel.

Spears, Monroe K. “James Dickey's Poetry.” Southern Review 30, no. 4 (autumn 1994): 751-60.

Explores the defining characteristics of Dickey's poetry.

Suarez, Ernest. James Dickey and the Politics of Canon: Assessing the Savage Ideal. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1993, 170 p.

Investigates Dickey's development as writer and celebrity within the context of contemporary poetry and late twentieth-century American culture.

———. “James Dickey's Literary Reputation: Romanticism and Hedonism in To the White Sea and Deliverance.” South Carolina Review 26, no. 2 (sSpring 1994): 141-54.

Discusses parallels between Dickey's To the White Sea and Deliverance.

Van Ness, Gordon. Outbelieving Existence: The Measured Motion of James Dickey. Columbia, S.C.: Camden House, 1992, 139 p.

Explores critical reaction to Dickey's work and reputation.

Additional coverage of Dickey's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: American Writers Supplement, Vol. 4; Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 50; Authors in the News, Vols. 1, 2; Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: Biography & Resources, Vol. 1; Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, Vols. 1968-1988; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12R; Contemporary Authors Bibliographical Series, Vol. 2; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 10, 48, 61, 105; Contemporary Authors—Obituary, Vol. 156; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 15, 47, 109; Contemporary Poets Ed. 7; Contemporary Popular Writers; Contemporary Southern Writers; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 5, 193; Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series, Vol. 7; Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook, 1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998; DISCovering Authors 3.0; DISCovering Authors Modules: Novelists, Poets and Popular Fiction; Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Ed. 3; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Eds. 1, 2; Novels for Students, Vol. 9; Poetry Criticism, Vol. 40; Poetry for Students, Vols. 6, 11; Reference Guide to American Literature, Ed. 4; and Twayne's United States Authors.