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James Dickey

James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet and novelist.
He was appointed the eighteenth United States Poet Laureate in 1966.
He also received the Order of the South award.

Dickey is best known for his novel Deliverance (1970), which was adapted into the acclaimed 1972 film of the same name.

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American writer

Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997

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  • Cover of: starry place between the antlers : why I live in South Carolina

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  • Cover of: Striking in: the early notebooks of James Dickey

    First published in 1996 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Summons

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  • Cover of: The suspect in poetry.

    First published in 1964 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Two Poems of the Air

    First published in 1964 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The voiced connections of James Dickey: interviews and conversations

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Wayfarer: a voice from the southern mountains

    First published in 1988 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Deliverance (1972): shooting script

    First published in 2007 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The sentence: draft script, never produced

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  • Cover of: The claim: draft script, never produced

    First published in 2009 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Deliverance, A Novel by James Dickey

    First published in 1970 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Babel to Byzantium Poets and Poetry Now

    First published in 1968 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Spinning the crystal ball: some guesses at the future of American poetry

    First published in 1967 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poems: 1957-1967

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  • Cover of: Spinning the crystal ball: some guesses at the future of American poetry

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  • Cover of: Death, and the day's light: poems

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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Bronze

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: DELIVERANCE

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  • Cover of: James Dickey: the selected poems

    First published in 1998 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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American writer

Born 2 February 1923
Died 19 January 1997
Subjects
American poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, Fiction, American Authors, Authors, American, English poetry, Classic Literature, Dickey, james, 1923-1997, History, History and criticism, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, American fiction, Children's fiction, Correspondence, Drama, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, General, Hunting, Modern Poetry, homeschool, short stories, 18.06 Anglo-American literature, American
Places
United States, Alabama, Georgia, Glendale College Library, Illinois River, Mallard residence, Milford meeting house, Oklahoma, Owl Creek Bridge, Ozark Mountains, South Carolina, Tahlequah, Andover, Barbados, California, China, Eastern Europe, England, Florida, Fountain of Youth, Maine, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Salem, Salem (Mass.)
People
James Dickey, Billy Colman, Brently Mallard, Elizabeth, Ezra Pound (1885-1972), Grandpa, Josephine, Little Ann, Louise Mallard, Mama, Mr. Hooper, Mrs. Pritchard, Old Dan, Old Man Pritchard, Papa, Peyton Farquhar, Rainie, Richards, Rubin, Abigail Williams, Ann Putnam, Arthur Miller (1915-), Betty Parris, Bridget Bishop, Colonel Killigrew
Time
20th century, 19th century, 1861-1865, 20th Century, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1692, 1861-65, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

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September 13, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 13, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
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