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Professor Castronovo contends in his marvelous book Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit subtitled Books from . Would Americans agree that American modernism stalled after the 1920s and 1930s? And those of us who are not American: how do we view the authors and books discussed?

Professor Castronovo contends in his marvelous book Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit subtitled Books from the 1950’s that Made American Culture that the fifties were a lot more than the contemporary perception. By God, he’s right on. –www. com, 3/14/05 (About Warren Adler: Mr. Adler is the world famous author of 27 novels including The War of the Roses and Random Hearts, as well as short story collections such as The Sunset Gang). Would Americans agree that American modernism stalled after the 1920s and 1930s? And those of us who are not American: how do we view the authors and books discussed?

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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Start by marking Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit: Books from the 1950s that Made American Culture as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. An unconventional tour of a crucial period in 20th-century culture, the present book avoids sweeping surveys and gets to the heart of major achievement.

Book DescriptionWriters of the 1920s, such as Hemingway and Fitzerald, have been heralded as The Lost Generation .

Book DescriptionWriters of the 1920s, such as Hemingway and Fitzerald, have been heralded as The Lost Generation, and an earlier generation formed The American Renaissance. By examining a carefully selected range of books and authors, Castronovo helps us understand the true significance of the remarkable literary explosion that took place between the late 1940s and the JFK years. Here are Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, Bernard Malamud, and Flannery O'Connor "breaking through.

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Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit : Books from the 1950s That Made American Culture. After the great renaissance of the 1920s and early 1930s, American modernism seemed to be stalled, to be awaiting another burst of talent.

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The thesis of David Castronovo’s catchily titled book is simple, nostalgic and designed not to frighten the reader. The 1950s, he argues, made contemporary American culture

The thesis of David Castronovo’s catchily titled book is simple, nostalgic and designed not to frighten the reader. What he offers is a back to the future take on post-war American writing. The 1950s, he argues, made contemporary American culture. More specifically, the literary 1950s is a third flowering of American talent. Its flowers are our fruit

This examination and celebration of the literature and thought of the 1950s throws the enduring works of a golden .

This examination and celebration of the literature and thought of the 1950s throws the enduring works of a golden era into high relief.

In the 1950s, Latin America was the center of covert and overt conflict . The strong sexual taboos of mass culture were also reflected in literature, with.

In the 1950s, Latin America was the center of covert and overt conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States. Their varying collusion with national, populist, and elitist interests destabilized the region. Dr. Fredric Wertham's book Seduction of the Innocent rallied opposition to violence, gore, and sex in comics, arguing that it was harmful to the children who made up a large segment of the comic book audience. The Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency hearings in April and June 1954, focused specifically on graphic crime and horror comic books.

In Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit, a study of American literature in the 1950’s, David Castronovo, a professor of English at. .Castronovo makes it clear at the beginning that his book is not merely a survey of 1950’s writers.

In Beyond the Gray Flannel Suit, a study of American literature in the 1950’s, David Castronovo, a professor of English at Pace University in New York City, demonstrates once again that he is one of our most graceful cultural critics. He writes with an easy confidence that makes his journey to the heart of the 50’s both enlightening and engaging. Some notable figures of that periodRobert Lowell and William Burroughs, to name only twomake no appreciable appearance in the work.