Dearest Wilding : : A Memoir, with Love Letters from Theodore Dreiser / / Yvette Eastman; ed. by Thomas P. Riggio.
A candid and intimate chapter in the life of a modern woman, Yvette Eastman's vivid narrative also contributes richly to the life story of Theodore Dreiser. Dearest Wilding: A Memoir records the journey that took Yvette Szekely from an upper-middle-class scholar's home in Budapest to the i...
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Eastman, Yvette, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Dearest Wilding : A Memoir, with Love Letters from Theodore Dreiser / Yvette Eastman; ed. by Thomas P. Riggio. Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015] ©1995 1 online resource (176 p.) : 14 illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- Editorial Note -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1. First Memories -- 2. Enter TD: 1929-30 -- 3 "Hello, Sox": 1930 -- 4. "Dearest Wilding": 1930-31 -- 5. New Horizons -- 6. Home as Found: 1932-33 -- 7. New Deals: 1933-38 -- 8. Final Years: 1939-45 -- Afterword -- The Letters, 1929-45 -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star A candid and intimate chapter in the life of a modern woman, Yvette Eastman's vivid narrative also contributes richly to the life story of Theodore Dreiser. Dearest Wilding: A Memoir records the journey that took Yvette Szekely from an upper-middle-class scholar's home in Budapest to the intellectual and artistic centers of urban America in the 1920s and 1930s.In 1929 sixteen-year-old Yvette Szekely met Dreiser, who was fifty-eight at the time, and within a year he became her lover. Dreiser remained central to her life-as lover, father figure, and mentor-until his death in 1945. Her portrait of Dreiser, who is by no means idealized, is of a complex man-often troubled, suspicious, and jealous, but also caring and supportive.The book is much more than an account of a sixteen-year relationship, however. It describes Eastman's attempt to understand her bond with Dreiser, forcing her back to her childhood, to memories of her distinguished but distant father who remained in Hungary, and to the early experiences that made the aging Dreiser so important to her life. In an afterword, the author thoughtfully reflects on the patterns of love and loss that form part of her past.Dearest Wilding is a valuable primary source in literary history and among the last documents from this era. One of the most important figures in the memoir is Max Eastman, whose early relationship with Yvette Szekely resulted in marriage years later.As perhaps the last reminiscence of Dreiser and his circle that will ever appear, Dearest Wilding: A Memoir promises rewarding reading. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Love-letters. Novelists, American 20th century Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women. bisacsh American History. American Studies. Cultural Studies. Literature. Riggio, Thomas P., editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 9783110442526 print 9780812216462 https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512821123 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781512821123 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781512821123.jpg |
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