Remembering James Agee

Novelist, poet, screenwriter, journalist, film critic, and cult hero, James Agee was a man of many talents. This collection examines Agee's achievements from the perspective of family members, friends, and contemporaries to create a multifaceted portrait of a dynamic and influential man.

Included are recollections and commentary from Agee's widow, his lifelong friend and teacher Father Flye, his editor David McDowell, and other notables, including John Huston, Andrew Lytle, and Walker Evans, with whom Agee collaborated on Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. For this edition, the editors have added new insights from such luminaries as Robert Fitzgerald, Dwight Macdonald, and Frederick Manfred, along with Agee critics Scott Bates, Edward Carlos, James Lee, Edwin M. Sterling, and William Stott. In addition, editor Jeffrey J. Folks has contributed a new preface outlining the state of Agee criticism in the years since the first edition was published in 1974.

With liveliness and candor, Remembering James Agee evokes the life and personality of a writer and critic who holds a unique place in American letters.

Author: David Madden
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 09/01/1997
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.23h x 5.85w x 0.98d
ISBN: 9780820319131

About the Author
Jeffrey Folks (Editor)
JEFFREY J. FOLKS is a professor of literature at Miyazaki International College in Japan.

David Madden (Editor)
DAVID MADDEN is a professor of English at Louisiana State University.