{"product_id":"confederate-generals-in-the-western-lawrence-lee-hewitt-9781621902904","title":"Confederate Generals in the Western Theater, Vol. 4: Essays on America's Civil War Volume 4","description":"A distinguished writer in multiple genres--fiction, poetry, screenwriting, social documentary-- James Agee first gained widespread recognition as a movie reviewer and critic. In October 1944, not quite two years after he became the film columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNation, \u003c\/i\u003eno less an eminence than poet W. H. Auden judged Agee's reviews to be \"the most remarkable regular event in journalism today.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scrupulously edited by Charles Maland, this volume stands as the definitive collection of Agee's film writing. Not only does it include all of his bylined \u003ci\u003eNation \u003c\/i\u003ereviews (December 1942-September 1948), but it also brings together for the first time the entirety of his unsigned reviews and cover stories for \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e(September 1942-November 1948), as identified by the magazine's archivist, Bill Hooper. Also included are various essays Agee produced for other publications--ranging from a prep school appreciation of F. W. Murnau's \u003ci\u003eThe Last Laugh \u003c\/i\u003eto his celebrated \u003ci\u003eLife \u003c\/i\u003emagazine pieces on director John Huston and the great comedians of the silent era--as well as several previously unpublished manuscripts found in the Agee collections at the Universities of Tennessee and Texas, which offer additional insight into Agee's thoughts on movies and on film reviewing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A constant moviegoer since childhood, Agee wrote about film with wit, keen perception, and high standards, always quick to express disappointment when a movie failed, in his eyes, to live up to what it might have been. But when a movie truly worked for him--William Wellman's \u003ci\u003eThe Story of G. I. Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Verdoux\u003c\/i\u003e, and Huston's \u003ci\u003eThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre \u003c\/i\u003eare key examples--Agee could be both generous with praise and brimming with insight about the precise features he found so laudable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including an extensive introduction that details Agee's years as a film reviewer, significant characteristics of his style and aesthetic, and his broad influence on later critics, this volume will encourage a fresh understanding of both a remarkable writer and the medium he loved so much. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence Lee Hewitt, Thomas E. Schott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621902900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621902904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Univ Tennessee Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Lawrence Lee Hewitt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44169899639039,"sku":"9781621902904","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac1054ea-b37d-435b-a19a-6a58eb820dbd.jpg?v=1689655573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/confederate-generals-in-the-western-lawrence-lee-hewitt-9781621902904","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}