What the story is about: Carver, Lish, and the editorial process.

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A close reading of Raymond Carver's stories, interviews, essays, and letters explores aspects of his relationships with his father, his teacher John Gardner, and in particular his influential editor, Gordon Lish, as they relate to his writing and to his development as a writer. It is proposed that the internalization of aspects of these relationships, along with the collaborative and symbolizing process of authorship--providing both self-exposition and screen--helped Carver move beyond his need for subjugated masochistic attachment and forge a path toward greater creative autonomy.

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Author/s: Tutter, Adele (A);

Affiliation: Columbia University School of Physicians & Surgeons, USA. atutter(-atsign-)mac.com

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: The Psychoanalytic quarterly (Psychoanal Q), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Apr; vol 78 (issue 2) : pp 491-531

Dates: Created 2009/06/10; Completed 2009/06/18;

PMID: 19507450, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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