Brokeback Mountain | Criticism

  • Wendy Perkins

    Perkins is a professor of American and English literature and film. In this essay, she examines the theme of desire and denial in the story.

  • Rita D. Jacobs

    In the following review, Jacobs praises Proulx for her mastery of the short story form in "Brokeback Mountain."

  • Dean Bakopoulos

    In the following review, Bakopoulos calls "Brokeback Mountain" a "tender and heartbreaking love story" an Close Range a "moving and wise collection."

  • Annie Proulx

    In the following interview conducted in May 1999, Proulx dicusses place and history in her works, and expounds on her exploration of the rural landscape and its inherent dangers in the stories in Close Range.