Fred Chappell
Encyclopedia
Fred Davis Chappell is an author and poet. He retired after 40 years as an English professor at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
. He was the Poet Laureate
of North Carolina
from 1997-2002. He attended Duke University
.
His 1968
novel Dagon
, which was named the Best Foreign Book of the Year by the Académie française
, is a recasting of a Cthulhu Mythos
horror story as a psychologically realistic Southern Gothic
.
His literary awards include the Prix de Meilleur des Livres Etrangers, the Bollingen Prize, and the T. S. Eliot Prize.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , also known as UNC Greensboro, is a public university in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and is a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina system. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, 61 master's and 26...
. He was the Poet Laureate
Poet Laureate
A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
from 1997-2002. He attended Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
.
His 1968
1968 in literature
The year 1968 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* Dean R. Koontz's first novel, Star Quest is published....
novel Dagon
Dagon
Dagon was originally an Assyro-Babylonian fertility god who evolved into a major northwest Semitic god, reportedly of grain and fish and/or fishing...
, which was named the Best Foreign Book of the Year by the Académie française
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
, is a recasting of a Cthulhu Mythos
Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
horror story as a psychologically realistic Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic
Southern Gothic is a subgenre of Gothic fiction unique to American literature that takes place exclusively in the American South. It resembles its parent genre in that it relies on supernatural, ironic, or unusual events to guide the plot...
.
His literary awards include the Prix de Meilleur des Livres Etrangers, the Bollingen Prize, and the T. S. Eliot Prize.
Books
- Awakening to Music, Briarpatch Press, 1979.
- Backsass, LSU Press, 2004.
- Bloodfire: A Poem, LSU Press, 1978.
- Brighten the Corner Where You Are, St. Martin'sSt. Martin's PressSt. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
, 1989. - C, LSU Press, 1993.
- Castle Tzingal, LSU Press, 1984.
- DagonDagon (novel)Dagon is a novel by author Fred Chappell published in 1968. The novel is a psychological thriller with supernatural elements, attempting to tell a Cthulhu Mythos story as a psychologically realistic Southern Gothic novel...
, Harcourt, 1968, reprinted, St. Martin's, 1986. - Driftlake: A Lieder Cycle, Iron Mountain Press, 1981.
- Earthsleep: A Poem, LSU Press, 1980.
- Farewell, I'm Bound to Leave You
- Family Gathering, LSU Press, 2000.
- First and Last Words, LSU Press, 1989.
- The Fred Chappell Reader, St. Martin'sSt. Martin's PressSt. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
, 1987. - The Gaudy Place
- I Am One of You Forever, LSU Press, 1985.
- The Inkling Reprinted LSU Press 1998.
- It Is Time, Lord Reprint LSU Press 1996.
- Look Back All the Green Valley
- The Man Twice Married by Fire, Unicorn Press, 1975.
- Midquest: A Poem (contains "River: A Poem", "Bloodfire: A Poem", "Windmountain: A Poem", and "Earthsleep: A Poem"), LSU Press, 1981.
- Moments of Light
- More Shapes Than One, 1991.
- Plow Naked: Selected Writings on Poetry, University of Michigan PressUniversity of Michigan PressThe University of Michigan Press is part of the University of Michigan Library and serves as a primary publishing unit of the University of Michigan, with special responsibility for the creation and promotion of scholarly, educational, and regional books and other materials in digital and print...
, 1993. - River: A Poem, LSU Press, 1975.
- Source, LSU Press, 1986.
- Spring Garden: New and Selected Poems, LSU Press, 1995.
- Wind Mountain: A Poem, LSU Press, 1979.
- A Way of Happening: Observations of Contemporary Poetry, PicadorPicadorA picador is one of the pair of horsemen in a Spanish bullfight that jab the bull with a lance. They perform in the tercio de varas which is the first of the three stages in a Spanish bullfight.The picador has three main functions:...
, 1998. - The World Between the Eyes, LSU Press, 1971.
- Shadow Box: Poems, :Louisiana State University PressLouisiana State University PressThe Louisiana State University Press is a nonprofit book publisher and an academic unit of Louisiana State University. Founded in 1935, the press publishes scholarly, general interest, and regional books as part of the university’s mission to disseminate knowledge and culture...
, 2009
Short stories
- "The Lodger" (1994 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
winner) - "Shadow of the Valley" Fantasy and Science Fiction 116/2 (February 2009) : 5-40
- "The Somewhere Doors" (1992 World Fantasy Award winner)
- "The Adder" DeathrealmDeathrealmDeathrealm was a small-press magazine of horror fiction that ran from 1987 through 1997, edited by Stephen Mark Rainey. In its ten-year history, Deathrealm featured hundreds of stories by writers ranging from talented first-timers to the best-known professionals in the horror field...
(Summer 1989)
External links
- Review of Fred Chappell's writings
- Online resources on Fred Chappell
- Interview with Fred Chappell
- Finding Aid for the Fred Chappell Papers at Duke University
- Finding Aid for the Fred Chappell-Lee Kinard Papers at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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