Elizabeth Hardwick
Elizabeth Hardwick (July 27, 1916 – Dec 2, 2007) was an American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1939. In 1959, Hardwick published in Harper's, "The Decline of Book Reviewing," a g
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Elizabeth Hardwick (July 27, 1916 – Dec 2, 2007) was an American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer. She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1939. In 1959, Hardwick published in Harper's, "The Decline of Book Reviewing," a generally harsh and even scathing critique of book reviews published in American periodicals of the time. She published four books of criticism: A View of My Own (1962), Seduction and Betrayal (1974), Bartleby in Manhattan (1983), and Sight-Readings (1998). In 1961, she edited The Selected Letters of William James. She was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1947.
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