The Feminization of American Culture: Ann Douglas: 9780374525583: Amazon.com: Books

[Paul Mackin]

On 10/1/2012 9:18 AM, Prashant Kumar wrote:
> Apparently he binged. Who knows I guess.

I notice on the Wikipedia writeup it says he seldom drank while 
writing.  However the source is a FAQ sheet on a Faulkner website that 
itself gives no source.

What are you gonna do?

P
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> http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjbp/faulkner/wf-faq.html 
> <http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/%7Eegjbp/faulkner/wf-faq.html#alcoholic>
>
> On Monday, 1 October 2012, Paul Mackin wrote:
>
>     On 9/30/2012 8:59 PM, Prashant Kumar wrote:
>>     To chime in, Faulkner's alcohol use was limited to periods when
>>     he wasn't writing. Not sure about the other two. Can't remember
>>     the source, probably some biography somewhere.
>
>     I thought he drank continuously.  Always had that bottle of
>     Bourbon on his desk.  Had rare talent for being able to put words
>     on the page when inebriated.  Could control his intake. There were
>     stories about his editor being unable to decipher his writing and
>     Bill in turn unable to remember writing the passage.  Sounds like
>     Pynchon in Jules' rendition of events. No doubt accounts vary. 
>     There's always a lot of myth around these things. His niece
>     recently wrote a family memoir that might have her recollections.
>
>     P
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>     P
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>>     P.
>>
>>     On 29 September 2012 02:18, Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
>>     wrote:
>>
>>         On 9/28/2012 6:45 AM, Heikki Raudaskoski wrote:
>>
>>
>>             May you live long, Mark!
>>
>>             As to me and the 1st half of the 20th century, I lost my
>>             heart in
>>             Yoknapatawpha County.
>>
>>
>>         Me too.
>>
>>         The big three of the 30s and 40s, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and
>>         Faulkner were all heavy alcohol users.  Was this mainly to
>>         fight inner demons, or was it integral to their creative
>>         powers?  Their writing was so different. What were the common
>>         elements? Where was the "family resemblance"?  (Wittgenstein)
>>
>>
>>         P
>>
>>
>>
>>             Heikki
>>
>>             On Fri, 28 Sep 2012, Markekohut wrote:
>>
>>                 I agree ......I might have  said that but Ann
>>                 seems,consistent to me w her two choices. In her
>>                 judgme nts, she gives a lot of weight to a
>>                 sustained stylistic breakthrough as part of their
>>                 greatness. In both cases, they sorta asserted a new
>>                 but subtle plain style against the prevailing
>>                 Overly refined style of the times. She sez.
>>
>>                 I don't think Kerouac is best then either if it isn't
>>                 Pynchon and I'd vote for him.
>>
>>
>>
>>                 Sent from my iPad
>>
>>                 On Sep 28, 2012, at 5:50 AM, jochen stremmel
>>                 <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>                     Hemingway himself said F. Scott F. was the
>>                     greatest and I tend to agree.
>>                     (and of course I hope you're not dying anytime soon.)
>>
>>                     2012/9/28 Markekohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>:
>>
>>                         Speaking of Kerouac, as some have
>>                         been---winking at you, Alice---this woman,
>>                         Ann Douglas, whose good book here I
>>                         recommend, was supposed to have her
>>                         sorta chronological sequel out
>>                         By  2007 ( or earlier) has still not
>>                         published it but in it she will
>>                         supposedly argue that Jack K. Is the best
>>                         American writer of the second half
>>                         of the 20th Century as Ole Hem was of the first.
>>
>>                         It is a book I want to read so I hope she is
>>                         writing it faster than I am
>>                         dying.
>>
>>                         Sent from my iPad
>>
>>                         Begin forwarded message:
>>
>>                         From: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
>>                         Date: September 27, 2012, 6:31:44 PM EDT
>>                         To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
>>                         Subject: The Feminization of
>>

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