| William Humphrey, Destroyer of Myths Contributor(s): Almon, Bert (Author) |
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ISBN: 157441044X ISBN-13: 9781574410440 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 97039058 |
| Series: Texas Writers Series |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 5.41" W x 7.33" (1.20 lbs) 462 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Texas - Cultural Region - Mid-South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first full-length study of the life and writings of the Texas novelist, William Humphrey, who died August 21, 1997. Based on research in Humphrey's vast archives at the University of Texas, it provides the first full picture of his life and identifies many untraced sources of his work. The guiding principle is an exploration of Humphrey's satire on life-destroying myths: the myths of the hunter, the South, the cowboy hero, the Depression-era outlaw, and, supremely, the myth of Texas. To his dismay, Humphrey was often seen as a celebrator of these myths. |