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Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

Richard Yates has been referred to as America's least known great writer. Today Yates is known primarily for the novel Revolutionary Road, considered by many critics as the greatest American novel of the second half of the twentieth century. This critical study examines the life and work of Yates by placing his body of work in both cultural and personal context. Topics covered include the writing of his major novels, homosexuality, his role as a critic, and his relationship with Hollywood. This text divulges new details about his life and offers a thorough analysis of unpublished materials from the Richard Yates archives at Boston University.

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Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

Richard Yates has been referred to as America's least known great writer. Today Yates is known primarily for the novel Revolutionary Road, considered by many critics as the greatest American novel of the second half of the twentieth century. This critical study examines the life and work of Yates by placing his body of work in both cultural and personal context. Topics covered include the writing of his major novels, homosexuality, his role as a critic, and his relationship with Hollywood. This text divulges new details about his life and offers a thorough analysis of unpublished materials from the Richard Yates archives at Boston University.

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Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

by Martin Naparsteck
Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

Richard Yates Up Close: The Writer and His Works

by Martin Naparsteck

Overview

Richard Yates has been referred to as America's least known great writer. Today Yates is known primarily for the novel Revolutionary Road, considered by many critics as the greatest American novel of the second half of the twentieth century. This critical study examines the life and work of Yates by placing his body of work in both cultural and personal context. Topics covered include the writing of his major novels, homosexuality, his role as a critic, and his relationship with Hollywood. This text divulges new details about his life and offers a thorough analysis of unpublished materials from the Richard Yates archives at Boston University.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786460595
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 01/05/2012
Pages: 203
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Martin Naparsteck has published two novels, a collection of short stories, and a book of writing advice. He writes fulltime and lives in Rochester, New York.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction: Appreciating Richard Yates     

1. The Autobiographical Nature of Yates’s Fiction     
ORDER OF OCCURRENCE     
RICHARD YATES: A NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY     
2. The Inevitability of Unhappiness: Revolutionary Road     
YATES AND HOLLYWOOD     
3. The Lies of Richard Yates: Eleven Kinds of Loneliness     
4. War Interrupted: A Special Providence     
RETHINKING A NEAR CLASSIC     
5. The Depths of Transition: Disturbing the Peace     
AT THE CROSSROADS WITH DICK YATES     
6. The Possibilities of Redemption: The Easter Parade     
YATES AND HOMOSEXUALITY     
7. Static and Memory: A Good School     
THE PERFECT GAME     
8. Cruelty and Optimism: Liars in Love     
9. The Artist Ages: Young Hearts Crying     
THE CRITIC     
10. Hope for the Youngest: Cold Spring Harbor     
UNCERTAIN TIMES     
11. The Collected Stories     
THE UNCOLLECTED STORIES     
12. Rethinking Richard Yates     

Appendix 1: Lie Down in Darkness     
Appendix 2: Alternative Yates     
Appendix 3: “The World on Fire”     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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