Background
Barnes, Djuna was born on June 12, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Daughter of Henry Wald and Elizabeth (Chappell) Barnes.
(The self-described "most famous unknown author in the wor...)
The self-described "most famous unknown author in the world," Djuna Barnes (1892 - 1982) is increasingly regarded as an important voice of feminism, modernism, and lesbian culture. Best remembered for her 1936 novel Nightwood, Barnes began her career by writing poetry, short stories, and articles for avant-garde literary journals as well as popular magazines. She took the grotesque nature of reality as her recurrent theme, a pessimistic world view frequently brightened by her sparkling wit. A longtime resident of Greenwich Village, Barnes drew inspiration from the bustling streets of Lower Manhattan, and this eclectic compilation of her early journalism, fiction, and poetry recaptures the vitality of her bohemian literary scene. The collection opens with articles ranging from an account of an evening at the Arcadia, a "modern dance hall," to a firsthand report of the force-feeding endured by suffragettes in 1914. In addition to profiles of a postman, vaudeville performer, and other local personalities, Barnes interviews Lillian Russell and Alfred Stieglitz and describes an encounter with James Joyce. A dozen short stories follow, and the book concludes with a selection of compelling and sensual poetry, including verse from The Book of Repulsive Women. A selection of the author's original illustrations is included.
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(2016 Reprint of 1928 Edition Full facsimile of the origin...)
2016 Reprint of 1928 Edition Full facsimile of the original edition not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software Carrying the longish title of Ladies Almanack showing their signs and their tides their moons and their changes the seasons as it is with them their eclipses and equinoxes as well as a full record of diurnal and nocturnal distempers Barnes work is a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise Its subject is the predominantly lesbian social circle centering on Natalie Clifford Barney s salon in Paris in the 1920s It is written in an archaic Rabelaisian style with Barnes s own illustrations in the style of Elizabethan woodcuts The obscure language inside jokes and ambiguity of the work have kept critics arguing about whether it is an affectionate satire or a bitter attack but Barney herself loved the book and re read it throughout her life
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(From the author of Nightwood Djuna Barnes has written a b...)
From the author of Nightwood Djuna Barnes has written a book that is all that she was, and must still be vulgar, beautiful, defiant, witty, poetic, and a little mad. Argonaut
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(This groundbreaking edition compiles many of the late unp...)
This groundbreaking edition compiles many of the late unpublished works of American writer Djuna Barnes (1892?1982). Because she published only seven poems and a play during the last forty years of her life, scholars believed Barnes wrote almost nothing during this period. But at the time of her death her apartment was filled with multiple drafts of unpublished poetry and notes toward her memoirs, both included here for the first time. Best known for her tragic lesbian novel Nightwood, Barnes has always been considered a crucial modernist. Her later poetry will only enhance this reputation as it shows her remarkable evolution from a competent young writer to a deeply intellectual poet in the metaphysical tradition. With the full force of her biting wit and dramatic flair, Barness autobiographical notes describe the expatriate scene in Paris during the 1920s, including her interactions with James Joyce and Gertrude Stein and her intimate recollections of T. S. Eliot. These memoirs provide a rare opportunity to experience the intense personality of this complex and fascinating poet.
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Barnes, Djuna was born on June 12, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Daughter of Henry Wald and Elizabeth (Chappell) Barnes.
Student art Pratt Institute, Art Students League.
Illustrator: A Book, 1923.
(2016 Reprint of 1928 Edition Full facsimile of the origin...)
(The self-described "most famous unknown author in the wor...)
(From the author of Nightwood Djuna Barnes has written a b...)
(This groundbreaking edition compiles many of the late unp...)
(These pieces were originally published in newspapers and ...)
Member National Institute Arts and Letters.