New from Yale
Sir Walter Ralegh
The Renaissance Man and His Roles
by Stephen
J.
Greenblatt
In a portrait that stresses the tension and contradiction as well as the flamboyance
of Renaissance England, Stephen Greenblatt presents Sir Walter Ralegh as a sym–
bol of his age. Al l his life, particularly at moments of crisis, Ralegh was acting out
a role, and the interplay between life and art was manifested in both his actions
and his writing. The scenes shift from the grim Tower of London to the swamps of
Guiana, from the court of the aging Elizabeth back to the Tower as Greenblatt fol–
lows Ralegh 's turbulent career from his disgrace in 1592 to his conviction for trea–
son against King James in 1603. He combines historical, literary, and psychological
concerns to lend credibility to the myth-shrouded Ralegh. "This book is superior
to any of the standard works on Ralegh."-Library Journal $7.95
The Unique Creation
of
Albert Camus
by Donald Lazere
This is the most comprehensive critical work on Camus to be published since his
death in 1960, and it brings subsequent literary and historical developments to
bear on a thorough reevaluation of his work. Donald Lazere focuses on Camus's
literary art, analyzing his philosophical and sociopolitical concerns as integral
elements on his aesthetic theory and practice. Camus's concept of the responsi–
bility of the man of letters to his historical time is shown to combine the most valid
features of both Marxist-existentialist commitment and art for art's sake. "A clearly
reasoned and forcefully written definition of Camus's position, with particular
reference to American readers of today.. It supplies a need which the various
French studies of Camus cannot fiII."- Albert Guerard $12.50
Catharine Beecher
A
Study in American Domesticity
by Kathryn Kish Sklar
Although she is often remembered only as the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe and
Henry Ward Beecher, there was a time in Catharine Beecher's life when she was
more widely known than any member of her eminent family. A pioneering teacher,
a writer on moral and religious topics, and an avid publicist for women's educa–
tion, her name became a household word in·the 1840s due to the enormous suc–
cess of her Treatise on Domestic Economy. This comprehensive guide to all
aspects of domestic self-management was part of her effort to create a female
domain from which cultural power could be exercised. Ms. Sklar's perceptive
biography offers new insights into the shifting contours of the nineteenth century
female experience and is a significant contribution to the intellectual and social
history of the period. $12.50
Beyond the Waste Land
A
Study of the American Novel in tfie Nineteen-Sixties
by Raymond M. Olderman
" A valuable survey of some recent novels that reflect the dominance of fable over
realism. The author convincingly finds the pattern of the Grail Knight's quest –
his immersion in and escape from the 'wasteland' (of Eliot's landmark poem) - in
novels by Ken Kesey, Stanley Elkin, John Barth, Joseph Heller, Thomas Pynchon,
John Hawkes, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., and Peter S. Beagle.... The innovative fiction
of the Sixties hasn't yet been taken seriously; this excellent book is an indispens–
able corrective."-Library Journal paper $1.95 cloth $7.95
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