Laurence W Mazzeno: 3 books
Jane Austen
Two Centuries of Criticism
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
Among the most important English novelists, Jane Austen is unusual because she is esteemed not only by academics but by the reading public. Her novels continue to sell well, and films adapted from her works enjoy strong box-office success. The trajectory of Austen criticism is intriguing, especially...
Becoming John Updike
Critical Reception, 1958-2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
When John Updike died in 2009, tributes from the literary establishment were immediate and fulsome. However, no one reading reviews of Updike's work in the late 1960s would have predicted that kind of praise for a man who was known then as a brilliant stylist who had nothing to say. What changed?...
James Lee Burke
A Literary Companion
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
James Lee Burke is an acclaimed writer of crime novels in which protagonists battle low-life thugs who commit violent crimes and corporate executives who exploit the powerless. He is best known for his Dave Robicheaux series, set in New Orleans and the surrounding bayou country. With characters inspired...