DL/A-Z//TAYLOR E - [Correspondence with Emily Taylor]

DL/A-Z//TAYLOR E

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[Correspondence with Emily Taylor]

1990

2 Letters (typescript and MS)

Taylor, Emily
Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013

2 items, highlighted. Correspondence between Emily Taylor and Doris Lessing, regarding academic writing and how literature is taught.

DL/A-Z//TAYLOR E/001 [from Emily Taylor to Doris Lessing, 14/08/1990]

Letter, 1 leaf, handwritten.
Writes to Lessing for her advice. Taylor is an aspiring writer, but is also writing an academic essay on Lessing for university. Asks Lessing if there was a particular aspect of her work that she believes should be written about.

DL/A-Z/TAYLOR E/002 [from Doris Lessing to Emily Taylor, 04/10/1990]

Letter, 1 leaf, typed.
Lessing's reply writes that Taylor's letter "exemplifies to me what is wrong with how literature is taught". Writes that she is not fond of academics because they "teach the derivative". Reflects on change throughout her lifetime, significant cultural moments, and that change is the "one continuous feature", the 'thing' she writes about.