Eudora Welty

Duration: 0:29:00

Year Published: 1975

Creator: Perspective Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Depicts Eudora Welty discussing her method and philosophy of writing. Describes how her short stories begin, how they take form, and how they are revised. Shows scenes of Jackson, Mississippi, which form the background of her works. Features Welty reading excerpts from The Petrified Man, Losing Battles, and The Wanderers., . Long before Eudora Welty received the Pulitzer Prize, she proved that she ranks among America's finest writers. Her many short stories and her novels not only bristle with full-blooded characters and raucous laughter, but they also reveal a precise craftsmanship and a sensitive humanity.

Complete Record: , . Long before Eudora Welty received the Pulitzer Prize, she proved that she ranks among America's finest writers. Her many short stories and her novels not only bristle with full-blooded characters and raucous laughter, but they also reveal a precise craftsmanship and a sensitive humanity.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.