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Richard M. Elman (April 23, 1934 – December 31, 1997) was a novelist, poet, journalist, and teacher. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents were Yiddish-speaking and came to the United States at the turn of the 20th century from Russo-Poland. His boyhood is captured in his comic novel ''Fredi & Shirl & The Kids: An Autobiography In Fables''.〔Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, pp.69-70〕 At Syracuse University (B. A., 1955), Elman's teachers, Daniel Curley and Donald Dike, encouraged his writing.〔CAAS, Vol 3., p. p. 73〕 At Syracuse, Elman met Emily Schorr, who became a painter. They married in 1955, and in 1964 their daughter Margaret was born. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1979, Elman married Alice (Neufeld) Goode, a teacher, who was his wife until his death. Their daughter Lila was born in 1981.〔Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, p. 79〕 Elman thought of himself as a socialist〔The New York Times, Obituaries, January 2, 1998 by Wolfgang Saxon〕 and his journalism reflected his concerns about social and political injustice. ==Stanford University and its later influence== Elman studied creative writing at Stanford University (M.A. 1957) where he came under the influence of poet and critic Yvor Winters who taught there.〔Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, and Namedropping: Mostly Literary Memoirs pp. 15-22〕 In the 1930s, Winters had been a friend of David Lamson〔Namedropping, "David Lamson," pp. 38-45〕 who had worked at Stanford University Press. Winters defended his friend when Lamson was accused and convicted of killing his wife; after serving time on death row, Lamson's case was re-tried and he was freed after two more trials and hung juries. Elman became familiar with the events, and the crime became the springboard for his novel, ''An Education In Blood''.〔Namedropping. p. 44〕 Winters was portrayed in the novel through the character of Jim Hill.〔CAAS, vol. 3, p. 75.〕 Elman describes Winters as well as others he met and befriended at Stanford, such as the poet Thom Gunn〔Namedropping, pp. 16-22〕 and the writer, Tillie Olsen,〔Namedropping, pp.26-37〕 in his memoir, ''Namedropping: Mostly Literary Memoirs''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Elman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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