Elizabeth wrote to Robert Silvers that she was wo…
A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick
by
Cathy Curtis
April 27, 2026 - April 30, 2026
(biography, women-and-their-dilemmas)
Curtis, C. (2021). A Splendid Intelligence: The Life of Elizabeth Hardwick. W. W. Norton & Company.
p.243
you’re up against your moral vision
p.306
moral courage required trusting one’s own experie…
Elizabeth was the last survivor of her circle of …
p.277
the wish to make a contribution to literature
Elizabeth’s talk on this occasion was about readi…
p.252
courage under ill-treatment is a woman’s theme
“Writing a Novel,” the short story Elizabeth publ…
p.233
literature as a philosophical and moral question
Turning to the teaching of writing, Elizabeth sai…
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Author’s Note
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Prologue
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Lexington (1916–1939)
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Boston (1953–1958)
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138
Upheaval (1958–1960)
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New York (1961–1970)
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196
The Rift (1970–1973)
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