Stevie, a Biography of Stevie Smith

by Jack Barbera, William McBrien, William BARBERA, Jack and McBRIEN

Book Overview

Stevie Smith, who died in 1971, remains one of the most fascinating and original English literary figures of this century. Her wit and eccentricity have become legend, her personal style was unique, her poems are among the oddest, funniest, and most moving in the language. Her life was so compelling that it became the subject of a play and a film, both starring Glenda Jackson.
In this charming biography, Jack Barbera and William McBrien capture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195205499
• ISBN13: 9780195205497
• Release Date: March 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.5"