Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Chapter 4 New Journalism
- Chapter 5 Essays and Columns
- Chapter 6 The Novel
- Chapter 7 Criticism
- Chapter 8 Film
- Chapter 9 Modernism
- Chapter 10 Postmodernism
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 7 - Criticism
from Part II - Form and Genre
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Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Chapter 4 New Journalism
- Chapter 5 Essays and Columns
- Chapter 6 The Novel
- Chapter 7 Criticism
- Chapter 8 Film
- Chapter 9 Modernism
- Chapter 10 Postmodernism
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Mailer assumed the role of a sharp literary critic throughout his career. His criticisms ranged from such pieces as 1959’s “Quick Evaluations of the Talent in the Room,” in which he offered brief appraisals of a number of his contemporaries, to his infamous review of Waiting for Godot (which he published without having seen the play), to more extended and thoughtful reviews of works by Bret Easton Ellis, Jonathan Franzen, and others.
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- Norman Mailer in Context , pp. 80 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021