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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Greenfield, Robert |
| Title, Monographic | Dreamer’s Journey: The Life and Writings of Frederic Prokosch |
| Place of Publication | Newark |
| Publisher | University of Delaware Press |
| Date of Publication | 2010 |
| Extent of Work | 465 |
| Abstract | Poet and novelist Frederic Prokosch was born in 1908 in Madison, Wisconsin. This book provides the first comprehensive study of a figure widely considered to be enigmatic and erratically brilliant, exploring "his published and unpublished writings, his troubled personal life, the conflicts arising from his homosexuality, his wanderings as a kind of permanent expatriate, and his preoccupation with reinventing his persona and creating an imaginary and highly dramatic past for himself." [His father, Eduard Prokosch, was born in Eger, Bohemia (modern Cheb, Czech Republic) and studied law in Vienna, passing the bar examination before immigrating to the United States in 1898; here he was a historical linguist, and taught at many universities, concluding his career as professor of Germanic Languages at Yale University.] |
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. --- Donated by Mrs. Caryl F. Bremer. --- In MadCat. |
| Call Number | MKI / MEM PS3531 R78 Z67 2010 |
| MKI Terms | Prokosch, Frederic, 1908-1989/ Austrian Americans/ Biographies |