Floating Worlds: The Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.78 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764959476 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jerry Griswold said Great Portrait of a Friendship, the Era, and Gorey's Interests. A great portrait of a friendship, between Gorey and Neumeyer. But also a backwards glimpse at an era before email, when you could do interesting things with a typewriter (à la e.e. cummings), wear a turtleneck sweater, and read William Golding, Paul Goodman, Partisan Review, Hermann Hesse and Konrad Lorenz. The surprising thing to learn about Gorey was the breadth of his omnivorous interests: including "Barbarella," Zen gardening, William Morris, wallpaper, dance, pancakes, and French cinema. After bathing in these letters and beautiful pictures, I felt like the female admirer who phoned Gore. G.A. Emil said Edward & Peter Have a Difficulty. Brevity and Edward Gorey go hand-in-hand: the typical Gorey book weighs in at under a thousand words. Gorey's successful 'The West Wing' (196Edward & Peter Have a Difficulty Brevity and Edward Gorey go hand-in-hand: the typical Gorey book weighs in at under a thousand words. Gorey's successful 'The West Wing' (1963), dedicated to Edmund Wilson, conveys not a syllable. So before opening 'Floating Worlds', I was prepared for a bit of the same - brief, neat and clever phraseologies and conceptual metaphors on literature and art. What I found instead - long, detailed, personal, wandering, purposeful, and very revealing letters between two men of craft - Gorey the artist, and Peter Neumeyer the author.Both men are brilliant when discussing their respective craft, are uninten. ), dedicated to Edmund Wilson, conveys not a syllable. So before opening 'Floating Worlds', I was prepared for a bit of the same - brief, neat and clever phraseologies and conceptual metaphors on literature and art. What I found instead - long, detailed, personal, wandering, purposeful, and very revealing letters between two men of craft - Gorey the artist, and Peter Neumeyer the author.Both men are brilliant when discussing their respective craft, are uninten. Floating Worlds Malcolm Whyte Floating Worlds, the Letters of Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer is an astounding valuable literary and artistic contribution.It is a must-have for Gorey and Neumeyer fans. Not only does the book give rich insight into the making of the three books on which the author and artist collaborated (Donald and the , Donald Has a Difficulty, and Why We have Day and Night), it joyfully drove me to my bookshelf for the other Gorey books to review as they are discussed in nearly every chapter.For lovers of children's literature it is a first-hand lesson on the writing process, backed up with rare glimpses in
I guess that even more than I think of you as a friend, I think of you as my brother.” Neumeyer stated, “Your letters your existence has made something of this world that it hadn’t the possibility of before.”. On their first encounter, Neumeyer managed to dislocate Gorey’s shoulder when he grabbed his arm to keep him from falling into the ocean. Edward Gorey and Peter Neumeyer met in the summer of 1968. This was the beginning of an invigorating friendship, fueled by a wealth of letters and postcards that sped between the two men through the fall of 1969.Those letters, published here for the first time, are remarkable for their quantity and their content. His acumen and compassion, ex
PETER F. Creator of more than one hundred works, Gorey also was a successful contributor to theater from Cape Cod to Broadway; his production of Dracula on Broadway garnered two Tony Awards (Best Revival and Best Costumes). He is also well known as the creator of the animation images in the PBS series Mystery!. 1929) is the author, editor, or translator of more than a doz
A wondrous trove of letters and sketches between Edward Gorey and Peter F. Neumeyer connect the Floating Worlds (Pomegranate) of these inspired collaborators; enchanting and witty and sparkling with intellectual banter, the book illustrates their artistic process and stands as a moving memoir of friendship. --Elissa Schappell, Vanity Fair