Lloyd Alexander: A Bio-Bibliography

by James S. Jacobs, Michael O. Tunnell

Lloyd Alexander--A Bio-Bibliography profiles both the professional career and private life of this prolific author, winner of both the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. Although best known and loved for his children's books, Lloyd Alexander also has been a regular contributor to magazines, anthologies, textbooks, and professional journals, all of which are documented in this comprehensive volume.

A biographical glimpse into Alexander's early life reveals a youngster impassioned by books and touches upon the influences that shaped his sensibilities and encouraged his creativity to flourish. A list of writings by Alexander for both young and adult audiences as well as writings and audiovisual media about him comprise the annotated bibliography that follows. Illustrations, unpublished speeches, translations by Alexander, dissertations, book reviews, and monographs describing his work are just some of the works cited. In order to provide as thorough a recording of primary and secondary source materials as possible, most citations contain full bibliographical information; however, rather than omit an entry for lack of complete documentation, a small number of references are only partially covered. Dates of awards conferred and a Lloyd Alexander chronology appear in the appendixes, and a full index concludes the work.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 1991

Reviews

[Chrisanne · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not spectacular. Want a fascinating read on Alexander? Read Jacobs' 1979 thesis on the author. Simply thrilling!

[Rick Stuckwisch · Rating 4 out of 5]

The biography portion of this book is a bit choppy and not the most elegantly written piece of work. Nevertheless, I found it very interesting, and the subject material itself was engaging enough to hold my interest. The author, James Jacobs, did his doctoral dissertation on Lloyd Alexander, and much of what he documents here (no doubt a shortened redaction of his dissertation) is based upon his first-hand conversations and interviews with Lloyd Alexander himself. That gives it a very personal and insightful depth and character. I especially appreciated the background descriptions of the process behind the books and series that have captured my attention and imagination since my youth.