Richard Yates: O Cronista da Idade da Ansiedade Revisitado
The objective of the present text is to historicize the literary trajectory, and its implications, of that who is... more
The objective of the present text is to historicize the literary trajectory, and its implications, of that who is considered the great writer of the Age of Anxiety, the American Richard Yates (1926-1992). This study intends a review of the critical reception of Yates’s oeuvre, through time as well as ion the present, emphasizing his main opus, the 1961 novel Revolutionary Road. An informed literary historiography that accounts for the greatness of the power of observation and social commentary of
the author’s fiction is sought as well.
RICHARD YATES: THE THINGS THAT MATTER
This essay is an annotated compilation of the various factors that have prevented
Richard Yates of achieving... more
This essay is an annotated compilation of the various factors that have prevented
Richard Yates of achieving full appreciation, and from enjoying critical acclaim and popular
recognition. It acknowledges Yates’s relevance to world literature and his influence in the
American literary scene. The text also discusses the repercussions and side-effects of writing
about universal and timeless values no one wants to hear, admit, or identify; as provided by the
opinions and arguments that specialized critics offered for consideration
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