What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself
As John Berryman’s first marriage was falling apart, his attention turned to the subject of Shakespeare’s youth. It was the spring of 1951 and Berryman, thirty-six years old, was not yet a poet of national renown. Things were looking up,
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John Berryman's early career
In 1951, John Berryman was a 36-year-old American poet not yet widely recognized.
His first marriage was ending, but he had just earned the Alfred Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University, which provided financial support and time for his work.
This fellowship required him to give four public lectures, one of which focused on Shakespeare.
Berryman was also working on other projects, including an unfinished play about the French revolutionary Mirabeau, a long poem titled Homage to Mistress Bradstreet, and a biography of Stephen Crane.
His wife, Eileen, noted his struggles with alcohol and smoking during this period, as well as the pressure he felt to succeed with his lectures.
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