Elizabeth Bishop and the Literary Archive
NEH Summer Seminar June 12-30, 2017
Vassar College Project
Director: Dr. Bethany Hicok
Thursday, June 15: Editing
Here we move into a discussion of Bishop and the shifting landscape of the poet’s reputation as
new editions and biographies are published and new materials come into the archive. No scholar
has defined this shifting landscape more thoroughly than Dr. Thomas Travisano, who will join us
today and Friday for discussion on archival research, teaching Bishop and her circle, editing, and
the art of biography. Dr. Travisano will also be available to consult with scholars on their
projects today and tomorrow.
Readings: Travisano, “Editing 20th Century Letters: The Road to Words in Air,” from Letter
Writing Among Poets, Ed. Ellis; Cleghorn, Hicok, Travisano, “Introduction,” Gray, “Postcards
and Sunsets: Bishop’s Revisions and the Problem of Excess,” Goldensohn, “Elizabeth Bishop’s
Drafts: ‘That Sense of Constant Readjustment,’” all from Elizabeth Bishop in the 21st Century:
Reading the New Editions; Hicok, “Elizabeth Bishop’s Translations,” from Elizabeth Bishop’s
Brazil; and Bishop and Lowell, Words in Air.
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