James Merrill letter to Daryl Hine

Item

Merrill, James. 1969. “James Merrill Letter to Daryl Hine”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38389

Title
James Merrill letter to Daryl Hine
Description
James Merrill letter to Daryl Hine including Merrill's realization that he's using psychoanalytic thinking as a tool for enchantment rather than demystification, making life and art even more intertwined (see also "Under Libra" draft).
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 3, Folder 74
Date
1969: January 17
Relation
Series_I_Correspondence
Exhibit Cases 5-6: Greece
James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 453
Language
English
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
MSS083-I-1-a-JM-to-Daryl-Hine-19690117.jpg
Format
1 leaf. Recto.
1 jpeg. 600 ppi.
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James. 1969. “James Merrill Letter to Daryl Hine”. Series_I_Correspondence, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38389