Creating Faulkner's Reputation: The Politics of Modern Literary Criticism
Autor Lawrence H. Schwartzen Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 feb 1990
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780870496455
ISBN-10: 087049645X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Tennessee Press
Colecția Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN-10: 087049645X
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: University of Tennessee Press
Colecția Univ Tennessee Press
Notă biografică
Lawrence H. Schwartz was a professor of English at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, for forty-seven years, serving as chair, freshman writing coordinator, and chair of the Basic Skills Committee, among other activities.
Recenzii
"Schwartz's study is primarily directed toward elucidating the historical process by which Faulkner became great, and in this task it succeeds admirably. With the publication of Creating Faulkner's Reputation scholars uncritically assuming Faulkner's genius will have to query and historicize their criteria for evaluation. This book has changed the landscape of Faulkner scholarship and is indispensable to an understanding of Faulkner's place in literary history." —Barbara Foley, Novel
"The social reality of literary canon-making, rather than the romantic mythology of misunderstood and unappreciated genius, is the subject of this important study of the shift in William Faulkner's reputation as a writer in the post World War II period." —Alvin Kernan, Princeton University
"Fair and scrupulous . . . Schwartz's book is an intellectual thriller: mysterious, inquisitive, and in the end almost totally convincing." —Kirkus Reviews
"An exceptionally important contribution to intellectual history. His thesis, that Faulkner's public stature is a cultural artifact created within a specific historical-political milieu, and that it was in part the product of conscious ideological intentions, is abundantly supported by analysis and research into both archival and printed sources. The book elucidates not only the particular phenomenon of Faulkner's cultural stature but also many aspects of American cultural history since World War II. It should force discussion of questions that too often get swept under the rug." —H. Bruce Franklin, Rutgers University
"A rare, very good look into the politics of making a literary reputation. . . . Anyone interested in writing should be fascinated with this political-ideological-economic thriller." —The Book Reader
“Lawrence H. Schwartz believes that canons are not made by greatness alone, for many are great but few are chosen: canons are made by shifts in historical conditions. . . . Schwartz tells his story with clarity. . . . This is, then, a refreshing book, free of mysticism. It may have influence if others follow Schwartz’s lead in skepticism.” —Michael O’Brien, American Historical Review
“Schwartz has written an invaluable case study of Faulkner’s dramatic rise to fame that should provide a model for future investigations into the material basis of literary reputations.” —Joseph R. Urgo, South Atlantic Review
"The social reality of literary canon-making, rather than the romantic mythology of misunderstood and unappreciated genius, is the subject of this important study of the shift in William Faulkner's reputation as a writer in the post World War II period." —Alvin Kernan, Princeton University
"Fair and scrupulous . . . Schwartz's book is an intellectual thriller: mysterious, inquisitive, and in the end almost totally convincing." —Kirkus Reviews
"An exceptionally important contribution to intellectual history. His thesis, that Faulkner's public stature is a cultural artifact created within a specific historical-political milieu, and that it was in part the product of conscious ideological intentions, is abundantly supported by analysis and research into both archival and printed sources. The book elucidates not only the particular phenomenon of Faulkner's cultural stature but also many aspects of American cultural history since World War II. It should force discussion of questions that too often get swept under the rug." —H. Bruce Franklin, Rutgers University
"A rare, very good look into the politics of making a literary reputation. . . . Anyone interested in writing should be fascinated with this political-ideological-economic thriller." —The Book Reader
“Lawrence H. Schwartz believes that canons are not made by greatness alone, for many are great but few are chosen: canons are made by shifts in historical conditions. . . . Schwartz tells his story with clarity. . . . This is, then, a refreshing book, free of mysticism. It may have influence if others follow Schwartz’s lead in skepticism.” —Michael O’Brien, American Historical Review
“Schwartz has written an invaluable case study of Faulkner’s dramatic rise to fame that should provide a model for future investigations into the material basis of literary reputations.” —Joseph R. Urgo, South Atlantic Review