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- Title
The Courting of Willie Morris: Ole Miss' Writing Rebel.
- Authors
Barfoot Christian, Elizabeth
- Abstract
Willie Morris' literary renaissance in the pages of Harper's in the 1960s had helped spark a new generation of writers whose voices--but for Morris' intuition and courage--might not have been heard. His fall from grace in 1971 came swiftly. Few realize Morris continued making significant contributions to American literature, influencing works of students and upstart writers and best- selling and critically acclaimed writers John Grisham, Donna Tartt, Greg Iles, Larry Brown, and Winston Groom. Additionally, Morris left American literature with one of the most important works of twentieth-century journalism, The Courting of Marcus Dupree, which offers an early critique of collegiate athletic recruiting and a narrative about changing race relations in the Deep South.
- Subjects
MORRIS, Willie; HARPER'S Magazine (Periodical); COURTING of Marcus Dupree, The (Book); AMERICAN authors -- 20th century -- Biography; INFLUENCE (Literary, artistic, etc.); COLLEGE teachers; CREATIVE writing education in universities &; colleges
- Publication
Media History Monographs, 2014, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1940-8862
- Publication type
Article