Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee, Walker Evans, Walker Evans and James

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Like New: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
ISBN
9780618127498
Book Title
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
8.9 in
Edition
60
Publication Year
2001
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1.3 in
Author
Walker Evans, James Agee
Genre
Social Science, History
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Sociology / Urban, Sociology / Rural, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
432 Pages
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0618127496
ISBN-13
9780618127498
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1909747

Product Key Features

Edition
60
Book Title
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Sociology / Urban, Sociology / Rural, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publication Year
2001
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Author
Walker Evans, James Agee
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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"Renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality and for the way Evans's spare, tautly composed images and Agee's more extravagant prose complement and enhance each other." --New York Times The New York Times The "most realistic and most important moral effort of our American generation." - Lionel Trilling
Synopsis
A landmark work of American photojournalism "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality" ( New York Times ) In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land and the rhythm of their lives, is intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and today--recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century--it stands as a poetic tract of its time. With an elegant new design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue featuring archival reproductions of Evans's classic images, this historic edition offers readers a window into a remarkable slice of American history., In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when in 1941 LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives was called intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and is "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality" (New York Times). Today it stands as a poetic tract of its time, recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. With an elegant new design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue of Evans's classic images, reproduced from archival negatives, this edition reintroduces the legendary author and photographer to a new generation., Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee and renowned photgrapher Walker Evans's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is a landmark work of American photojournalism "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality" (The New York Times) In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land and the rhythm of their lives, is intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and today -- recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century -- it stands as a poetic tract of its time. With an elegant design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue featuring archival reproductions of Evans's classic images, this historic edition offers readers a window into a remarkable slice of American history., Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee and renowned photgrapher Walker Evans's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is a landmark work of American photojournalism "renowned for its fusion of social conscience and artistic radicality" (The New York Times)In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment for Fortune magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land and the rhythm of their lives, is intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and today -- recognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth century -- it stands as a poetic tract of its time. With an elegant design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue featuring archival reproductions of Evans's classic images, this historic edition offers readers a window into a remarkable slice of American history.
LC Classification Number
F326.A17 2001

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