Review
Waldmeir and Waldmeir's well-orgainzed collection of critical pieces maintains a degree of fairness vis-a-vis the anomalous Capote....The essays include numerous cogent observations.Choice
Book Description
One of the most controversial American authors of the twentieth century, Truman Capote is best known as the author of In Cold Blood (1966), a work of literary journalism that recounts the slaughter of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. But he also wrote numerous short stories, dozens of nonfiction pieces for popular magazines, several other novels, and some works for Hollywood and Broadway. Since his death in 1984, scholarly interest in his writings has grown considerably. This volume traces the critical reception of his works. Included are previously published reviews and essays, along with some pieces written specifically for this book. The volume is divided into several sections on broad topics. Each section is organized chronologically and traces both the development of Capote's talents and the evolution of critical attitudes toward his work. A comprehensive introduction charts the history of Capote's critical reception, and extensive bibliographic material records the present state of scholarship.
About the Author
JOSEPH J. WALDMEIR is Emeritus Professor of English at Michigan State University. JOHN C. WALDMEIR is Associate Academic Dean and Assistant Professor of English at Loras College.
The Critical Response to Truman Capote, Vol. 32 FROM THE PUBLISHER
One of the most controversial American authors of the twentieth century, Truman Capote is best known as the author of In Cold Blood (1966), a work of literary journalism that recounts the slaughter of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas, in 1959. But he also wrote numerous short stories, dozens of nonfiction pieces for popular magazines, several other novels, and some works for Hollywood and Broadway. Since his death in 1984, scholarly interest in his writings has grown considerably. This volume traces the critical reception of his works. Included are previously published reviews and essays, along with some pieces written specifically for this book. The volume is divided into several sections on broad topics. Each section is organized chronologically and traces both the development of Capote's talents and the evolution of critical attitudes toward his work. A comprehensive introduction charts the history of Capote's critical reception, and extensive bibliographic material records the present state of scholarship.
SYNOPSIS
Makes available previously published and new reviews and essays on Truman Capote to trace the critical reception of his works.
FROM THE CRITICS
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An anthology of critical commentary on Truman Capote, bringing together a representative selection of approaches and attitudes, both favorable and unfavorable, toward his work. Essays are organized in sections on overviews and interviews, genres and individual works, fact into fiction, and Capote and others. Selections illustrate the growth in critical response to Capote's work as that body of work expanded from his short stories to experiments in style and content. Includes a chronology, a bibliographic essay, and a selected bibliography of works by and about Capote. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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