The fame of Sylvia Beach lies primarily in her bookshop and lending library, Shakespeare and Company, which she ran in Paris from 1919 through 1941. Most of the writers in this volume, and scores more, visited this bank, clubhouse, library, post...

Biographies of Sylvia Beach, Julia Child, Anais Nin Teaches at USC and American University of Paris A formal prayer, its denouement always blessing "the hands" that had prepared the overdone roast beef, was followed by formal conversation at our Sunday afternoon dinners. Social...

Sylvia Plath, posthume Pulitzer-Preisträgerin, gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Schriftstellerinnen des letzten Jahrhunderts und als Vorreiterin des Feminismus. In den 1950er-Jahren als Frau auf ein recht konservatives Rollenbild festgelegt, verstand sie sich selbst nichts desto trotz als Dichterin, auch als sie bereits mehr Zeit...

In the following essay, Benstock presents brief overviews of Monnier and Beach's lives, also reviewing the history of their relationship together, both as personal friends and professional colleagues.

In the following excerpt, Bishop explores the conflicting accounts of the events leading up to the decision by Beach to publish Joyce's Ulysses, using Beach's own memoir about Shakespeare and Company as one of the sources of information in helping trace the editorial and creative process for the book.

In the following essay, Ford provides a fairly detailed overview of the life of Sylvia Beach, also reflecting on the impact of her bookshop as well as her efforts to help Joyce publish his Ulysses.