Letters of George Ade
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1999
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-55753-147-6 (ISBN)
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-55753-147-6 (ISBN)
These letters of George Ade are arranged chronologically and annotated with explanatory material. The work includes an introduction and autobiography.
George Ade, one of the most beloved writers of his day, carried on a lively correspondence with the most colorful of the great and near-great. George M. Cohan, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, John T. McCutcheon, James Whitcomb Riley, Finley Peter Dunne, Hamlin Garland all received letters from the Hoosier humorist. Ade's keen observation, compact and straightforward style, and understated humor mark his correspondence, as well as his immensely popular newspaper columns, books, and plays. His friendships were so diversified that his letters forms a patchwork of popular history, literature, politics, and entertainment. Ade's interchange of ideas about people and events shaping the twentieth century as well as his own life will provide insights for students of varied aspects of American culture. This volume presents 182 of the most interesting and informative letters from the thousands of extant pieces of his correspondence in scores of collections scattered throughout the United States. The letters are arranged chronologically, annotated with explanatory material and with sources. A forward, introduction, and Ade's autobiography are included, interspersed with photographs, sketches, handwriting samples and other illustrations which evoke the man and his times.
George Ade, one of the most beloved writers of his day, carried on a lively correspondence with the most colorful of the great and near-great. George M. Cohan, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, John T. McCutcheon, James Whitcomb Riley, Finley Peter Dunne, Hamlin Garland all received letters from the Hoosier humorist. Ade's keen observation, compact and straightforward style, and understated humor mark his correspondence, as well as his immensely popular newspaper columns, books, and plays. His friendships were so diversified that his letters forms a patchwork of popular history, literature, politics, and entertainment. Ade's interchange of ideas about people and events shaping the twentieth century as well as his own life will provide insights for students of varied aspects of American culture. This volume presents 182 of the most interesting and informative letters from the thousands of extant pieces of his correspondence in scores of collections scattered throughout the United States. The letters are arranged chronologically, annotated with explanatory material and with sources. A forward, introduction, and Ade's autobiography are included, interspersed with photographs, sketches, handwriting samples and other illustrations which evoke the man and his times.
Terence Tobin, associate professor of English at City College, Chicago, has talked about George Ade and has sung his songs throughout the Midwest. Dr. Tobin is also a scholar of early Scottish drama, and is completing his third book in that field.
Foreword
Introduction
Note on the Text
Autobiography of George Ade
Letters of George Ade
1894-1910
1910-1920
1920-1930
1930-1944
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.1999 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Verlagsort | West Lafayette |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-55753-147-1 / 1557531471 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-55753-147-6 / 9781557531476 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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