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Garp is the story of Garp trying ? biogn
trying to save that which he loves, "mino
trying to banish that which he preser
knows is wrone. At first hp pan nreser
accomplish this through his own other
fiction; everything obeys him Thegl
there, his characters accomplish Garp
his tasks for him. But as his own killed,
life becomes more complicated The
and violence marred, even his Irving
writing reflects the failure in living by th<
up to his own qualifications.
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if one can say that a novel has a Hf ^
"message," is that the failure is
not important as long as the at- j ': tempt
is made. The glory of Garp's ? =
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ipher considers him a part of the book,
r author") or his success in painstakingly v>
ving what he feels must be presents facts an<
ved (he loses one son and the place and, thre*
loses an eye and an arm), brings out thei
orv of the world arcordinf tn
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is that even after Garp is symbol and pit
it still exists. conflict between
technical perfection of John and makes the
's writing is almost dwarfed believable,
e enormity of his central Garp's definitic
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By Mark Chevalier each
Q?m?cock Staff Writer Work.
you who missed Richard Wilbur's "Thei
>n, workshops and Wednesday night poetr
ss is great. For myself it will take beaut
years, to evaluate fully the effect it syllafc
Wil
I now find myself at a loss for words cijm?
>oet who writes so well. He is no less ^ay q
At a time when it is fashionable to we e!
;sion, Wilbur stands above the rest, parcj(
validity to the very best in human reacjj
jines
ark City in 1921, Wilbur published his '
trv. The Rpnntifiil rh a r? ftoc in 1 CkAl '
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tical and popular acclaim, the book
ished him as one of the most Th<
\ poets. The praise has never sub- evide
spell!
's book Things of This World won Propl
Prize and the National Book Award, to Pa
bestowed with two Guggenheim Mead
1954 he was awarded the Prix de 4'Flip
1 he was selected as a representative of a ri
tes in a cultural exchange program Th<
quiCA
e of both Amherst and Harvard, and ovati<
egan his teaching career. Since then Ric
;d at Wesleyan University and is leadii
residence at Smith College. The
etry, Wilbur is also known for a Depa
activities. In theatrical circles, he is a?d
grb translations of European period Chair
idide and Tartuffe. This summer the the P1
of Theatre and Speech will perform The
3f Tartuffe. periei
loieu lor nis laients as an editor and aimoi
al books by USC poet-in-residence invoh
n Dickey's words, "He is an ideal great
id a marvelous poet himself.'' those
ilbur became friends in 1954, and bring
is an important "a doctor who only se
Irving's novel is cases." The novelist i
?ell planned; he tries to keep everyi
i situations in one defying nature and the
_ 1 A - A
; cnapiers jaier, attempt to save that
r powerful im- important to him. The rt
interlocking of in The World Accordin
)t removes any that John Irving has
form and content story and his characters
story shockingly The world according t
really out there, some
>n of a novelist is too, will never die.
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ies crowd
possesses an enduring respect for the other's
Dickey has this to say about Wilbur's poetry:
e are no cheap, spectacular fireworks in his
jr. It is technically adroit and has a profound,
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uui moaesiy. you can't change a word, not a
tie, not even a punctuation mark."
bur's two-day residency at USC reached its
ix at Wednesday night's reading. Earlier that
t his press conference a number of us said that
specially liked one of his earlier poems, "The
an." We were delighted when he opened his
ng with this work. From those first opening
a hush fell over the capacity crowd, and all
eyes and minds rejoiced in the incredible flow of
; range and contrast of Wilbur's work was
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nt. >11 auuicuv.c i cajAiiiae, nuiii me sucni ana
)inding effect of "The Pardon" and "Advice to a
let" to delightful surprise with "A Prayer to Go
iradise With Donkeys" and "Two Voices in a
low" to hysterical laughter with "Playboy,"
pancy" and "Opposites": "What's the opposite
iot ? a lot of people keeping quiet."
i hour of the reading seemed to pass far too
ly for this mesmerized lot, and the standing
)n followed like an intuitive response.
hard Wilbur was the second in a series of
lg authors to visit the USC campus this SDrine
Writers' Series is sponsored by the USC
rtment of English and the College of Humanities
Social Sciences, with English Department
man George Geckle serving as coordinator of
ogram.
! amount of information and potential exrice
this program offers to the students of USC is
;t incomprehensible, but you must become
/ed to reap the rewards. I obviously encourage
er response and give my heartfelt thanks to
above and the numerous others responsible for
ing this early spring to USC.
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