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(1892-1944) Poet. John Peale Bishop wrote essays and reviews for Vanity Fair in New York City and became its managing editor until 1922.

Full Name

John Peale Bishop

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1892

BIRTH

John Peale Bishop was born in Charles Town, West Virginia, in 1892.

1917

LITWORK

Green Fruit


Collection of poetry.

1920

OTHER

After serving in World War I, Bishop returned to the United States in 1920, and began working for Vanity Fair in Manhattan, New York.

1922

LITWORK

The Undertaker's Garland


Poetry, written with Edmund Wilson.

1931

LITWORK

Many Thousands Gone


Collection of short fiction.

1933

LITWORK

Now With His Love


Collection of poetry.

1935

LITWORK

Act Of Darkness


Semi-autobiographical novel.

1935

LITWORK

Minute Particulars


Collection of poetry.

1941

LITWORK

Selected Poems


Collection of poetry.

1944

DEATH

John Peale Bishop died in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in 1944.

1948

LITWORK

Collected Poems


Collection of poetry. Selected and arranged by Allen Tate.

1948

LITWORK

Collected Essays


Collection of essays. Edited by Edmund Wilson.

1981

LITWORK

The Republic Of Letters In America


Posthumous collection of letters with Allen Tate.

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