ISBN: 9781621902614

The book has remained in print ever since, profoundly affecting subsequent generations of readers. David Moltke-Hansen examines the political context in which the book was produced, compa… More...

The book has remained in print ever since, profoundly affecting subsequent generations of readers. David Moltke-Hansen examines the political context in which the book was produced, comparing it in particular to the works of Erskine Caldwell and others with more explicit agendas than Agee, while Sarah E. Gardner explores Agee's position as a southerner in the literary culture of 1930s Manhattan. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   Let Us Now Praise Famous Men at 75 by Michael A. Lofaro Barely noticed upon publication in 1941, writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans's unique chronicle of Alabama sharecroppers, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, would enjoy a remarkable revival during the 1960s. In this collection, essayists offer provocative new perspectives on the Agee-Evans classic, ranging from personal appreciations to computational analysis. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Barely noticed upon publication in 1941, writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans's unique chronicle of Alabama sharecroppers, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, would enjoy a remarkable revival during the 1960s. Remembering it as a "bible of sorts" for civil rights activists like himself, psychiatrist Robert Coles called it "an eloquent testimony that others had cared, had gone forth to look and hear, and had come back to stand up and address their friends and neighbors and those beyond personal knowing." The book has remained in print ever since, profoundly affecting subsequent generations of readers. In this collection, seventeen gifted essayists offer provocative new perspectives on the Agee-Evans classic, ranging from personal appreciations to computational analysis, with forays into literary, film, historical, social, and cultural criticism, among other approaches. David Moltke-Hansen examines the political context in which the book was produced, comparing it in particular to the works of Erskine Caldwell and others with more explicit agendas than Agee, while Sarah E. Gardner explores Agee's position as a southerner in the literary culture of 1930s Manhattan. Contrasting Agee's text to the uncaptioned Evans photographs that open the book, Jeffrey Couchman discusses how the writer applied a "cinematic eye" to his descriptions of the sharecroppers' homes and their possessions. In their essays, Hugh Davis, Brent Walker Cline, and David Madden link Agee with earlier writers such as Wordsworth, Schopenhauer, Dostoevsky, and Melville, while Michael Jacobs considers Agee as a forefather of the "New Journalism" championed by Tom Wolfe. Other contributors explore such disparate topics as Agee's conception of irony, the conflict of art and nature in the book, and the author's portrayal of space. Taken together, these artful elucidations of a notoriously difficult but brilliant work provide the most comprehensive and wide-ranging view of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men to date. Author Biography Michael A. Lofaro, professor of English at the University of Tennessee, is the general editor of The Works of James Agee series as well as the editor of its first volume, A Death in the Family: A Restoration of the Author's Text. With Hugh Davis, he coedited James Agee Rediscovered: Journals of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and Other Manuscripts. Description for Bookstore Barely noticed upon publication in 1941, writer James Agee and photographer Walker Evans's unique chronicle of Alabama sharecroppers, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, would enjoy a remarkable revival during the 1960s. Remembering it as a "bible of sorts" for civil rights activists like himself, psychiatrist Robert Coles called it "an eloquent testimony that others had cared, had gone forth to look and hear, and had come back to stand up and address their friends and neighbors and those beyond personal knowing." The book has remained in print ever since, profoundly affecting subsequent generations of readers. In this collection, seventeen gifted essayists offer provocative new perspectives on the Agee-Evans classic, ranging from personal appreciations to computational analysis, with forays into literary, film, historical, social, and cultural criticism, among other approaches. David Moltke-Hansen examines the political context in which the book was produced, comparing it in particular to the works of Erskine Caldwell and others with more explicit agendas than Agee, while Sarah E. Gardner explores Agee's position as a southerner in the literary culture of 1930s Manhattan. Contrasting Agee's text to the uncaptioned Evans photographs that open the book, Jeffrey Couchman discusses how the writer applied a "cinematic eye" to his descriptions of the sharecroppers' homes and their possessions. In their essays, Hugh Davis, Brent Walker Cline, and David Madden link Agee with earlier writers such as Wordsworth, Schopenhauer, Dostoevsky, and Melville, while Michael Jacobs considers Agee as a forefather of the "New Journalism" championed by Tom Wolfe. Other contributors explore such disparate topics as Agee's conception of irony, the conflict of art and nature in the book, and the author's portrayal of space. Taken together, these artful elucidations of a notoriously difficult but brilliant work provide the most comprehensive and wide-ranging view of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men to date. Details ISBN1621902617 Author Michael A. Lofaro Short Title LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN A Language English ISBN-10 1621902617 ISBN-13 9781621902614 Media Book Format Hardcover Residence US Birth 1948 Pages 392 Imprint University of Tennessee Press Place of Publication Chicago Country of Publication United States DEWEY 813.52 Year 2017 AU Release Date 2017-02-17 NZ Release Date 2017-02-17 UK Release Date 2017-02-17 Publisher University of Tennessee Press Publication Date 2017-02-28 Audience Undergraduate US Release Date 2017-02-28 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERYNo matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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