Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Kentucky, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 179 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-179).

Thesis (M.F.A.)--Rochester Institute of Technology, 1993. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-80).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of English, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on July 10, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-217). Also issued in print.

Apresentar três lotes de correspondência inédita de João Guimarães Rosa, para responder ao problema de como os seus livros se recriaram em novos ambientes culturais, é trabalho que exige estabelecer o texto das cartas, redigir notas descritivas/ analíticas e notas explicativas. A recriação resulta da ação concertada de autor, editor e tradutor. A edição dos livros se mostra um negócio ou empreendimento de tipo especial, seja em razão da rede de relações pessoais e profissionais que envolve, ou do movimento de idéias, que simultaneamente capta e produz. Editar é operação que se dá no terreno das mediações entre dois planos, um que é do simbólico, outro da fabricação ou reprodução técnica. No trio de agentes, cada um de seu lugar e a seu modo busca o objeto livro que propicie a permanência da obra literária. Os lotes de correspondência, do arquivo que pertenceu ao escritor, agora ditos sub-séries, são: 1. com o editor francês Pierre Seghers (26/06/1957 a 10/10/1962), CE 1 a 15 (cx. 01), 17 documentos; 2. com o editor português António de Souza-Pinto (01/11/1960 a 27/01/1967), CE 16 a 64 (cx. 01), 56 documentos; 3. com o tradutor francês Jean-Jacques Villard (07/07/1961 a 25/04/1967), CT 1 a 47 (cx. 9), 48 documentos. Na cena das cartas aos três destinatários vê-se um autor que, além de cuidar da forma de publicação de seus textos literários no exterior, estende sua atenção ao paratexto, interno e externo ao volume. Entre essas atenções dispensadas por via epistolar despontam diferentes personas de João Guimarães Rosa. / Presenting three batches of unpublished correspondence of João Guimarães Rosa in order to answer how his books were recreated in new cultural environments, is a task that demmands establishing the text of the letters and composing descriptive/analytical notes and explanatory notes. The recreation of the books results from the orchestrated action of author, publisher and translator. Publishing books reveals itself as a special kind of business or enterprise, either because of the personal and professional network involved or because of the movement of ideas simultaneously captured and generated. Publishing takes place in the grounds of mediation between two spaces, one symbolic and the other of manufacturing or technical reproduction. In the triad of agents -- author, publisher and translator -- each one of them in its way and from its place seeks the book that will engender permanence of the literary work. The batches of correspondence, from the file which belonged to the writer , now designated sub-series, are: 1. letters to the French publisher Pierre Seghers (06/26/1957 - 10/10/1962), CE 1 - 15 (box 01), 17 documents; 2. letters to the Portuguese publisher António de Souza-Pinto (11/01/1960 - 01/271967), CE 16 - 64 (box 01), 56 documents; 3. letters to the French translator Jean-Jacques Villard (07/07/1961 - 04/25/1967), CT 1 - 47 (box 9), 48 documents. In the letters sent to the three addressees, we see an author who, in addition to taking care of the form of publishing his literary texts abroad, extends his attention to the paratext located inside and outside the volume. Amid this care, dispensed through epistles, different personas of João Guimarães Rosa arise.

This thesis consists of a novel, eighteenth, and an exegesis, The ‘Lad Lit’ Dilemma: Institutional influences on creative writing practice. It will address my research question; how did institutional factors surrounding the publishing category of Lad Lit influence my creative practice in drafting and re-drafting the novel eighteenth? eighteenth is the story of Will Swift, a seventeen year-old Brisbane university student. Will is part of a close group of friends from high school. When he falls for Kate, family friend of his mate Simon, his first semester of study becomes more complicated than he might have expected. Will’s movement through these issues and character development is represented symbolically through four eighteenth birthday parties. The project’s exegesis then analyses the changing nature of the publishing industry in the last twenty years, and the implications of these changes for creative writers. Together, the two elements of this practice-led research will articulate the shift in the balance between the cultural and commercial imperatives of publishers, explain the impact of this shift for the publishing category of Lad Lit, and explore the ramifications of this for creative writing practitioners.

Apresentar três lotes de correspondência inédita de João Guimarães Rosa, para responder ao problema de como os seus livros se recriaram em novos ambientes culturais, é trabalho que exige estabelecer o texto das cartas, redigir notas descritivas/ analíticas e notas explicativas. A recriação resulta da ação concertada de autor, editor e tradutor. A edição dos livros se mostra um negócio ou empreendimento de tipo especial, seja em razão da rede de relações pessoais e profissionais que envolve, ou do movimento de idéias, que simultaneamente capta e produz. Editar é operação que se dá no terreno das mediações entre dois planos, um que é do simbólico, outro da fabricação ou reprodução técnica. No trio de agentes, cada um de seu lugar e a seu modo busca o objeto livro que propicie a permanência da obra literária. Os lotes de correspondência, do arquivo que pertenceu ao escritor, agora ditos sub-séries, são: 1. com o editor francês Pierre Seghers (26/06/1957 a 10/10/1962), CE 1 a 15 (cx. 01), 17 documentos; 2. com o editor português António de Souza-Pinto (01/11/1960 a 27/01/1967), CE 16 a 64 (cx. 01), 56 documentos; 3. com o tradutor francês Jean-Jacques Villard (07/07/1961 a 25/04/1967), CT 1 a 47 (cx. 9), 48 documentos. Na cena das cartas aos três destinatários vê-se um autor que, além de cuidar da forma de publicação de seus textos literários no exterior, estende sua atenção ao paratexto, interno e externo ao volume. Entre essas atenções dispensadas por via epistolar despontam diferentes personas de João Guimarães Rosa. / Presenting three batches of unpublished correspondence of João Guimarães Rosa in order to answer how his books were recreated in new cultural environments, is a task that demmands establishing the text of the letters and composing descriptive/analytical notes and explanatory notes. The recreation of the books results from the orchestrated action of author, publisher and translator. Publishing books reveals itself as a special kind of business or enterprise, either because of the personal and professional network involved or because of the movement of ideas simultaneously captured and generated. Publishing takes place in the grounds of mediation between two spaces, one symbolic and the other of manufacturing or technical reproduction. In the triad of agents -- author, publisher and translator -- each one of them in its way and from its place seeks the book that will engender permanence of the literary work. The batches of correspondence, from the file which belonged to the writer , now designated sub-series, are: 1. letters to the French publisher Pierre Seghers (06/26/1957 - 10/10/1962), CE 1 - 15 (box 01), 17 documents; 2. letters to the Portuguese publisher António de Souza-Pinto (11/01/1960 - 01/271967), CE 16 - 64 (box 01), 56 documents; 3. letters to the French translator Jean-Jacques Villard (07/07/1961 - 04/25/1967), CT 1 - 47 (box 9), 48 documents. In the letters sent to the three addressees, we see an author who, in addition to taking care of the form of publishing his literary texts abroad, extends his attention to the paratext located inside and outside the volume. Amid this care, dispensed through epistles, different personas of João Guimarães Rosa arise.