Guy Davenport (1927-2005) was best known for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry, translation, and criticism. He was a professor of English at both Haverford College and the University of Kentucky. As a writer, illustrator, teacher, and scholar, Davenport published over 40 books. He received a MacArthur fellowship, an O. Henry Award, and the Morton Dauwen Zabel award for fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Fiction
Winter 1980
The Death of Picasso: Het Erewhonisch Schetsboek: Germinal, Floréal, Prairial 1973
12 GERMINAL Anderszins 2 april. Fog until almost noon. Wild glare in lakes over the sea. It has been but a month from putting in the eight by threes, treated […]
Fiction
Winter 1979
John Charles Tapner
A lantern held to his face showed which of the exiles in the weave of the waves was the one who had insulted the Queen. Their longboat had touched into […]
Weekend Reads
John Charles Tapner
From The Kenyon Review, New Series, Winter 1979, Vol. 1, No. 1 A lantern held to his face showed which of the exiles in the weave of the waves was […]