Cozzens, James Gould (Vol. 1) - Cozzens, James Gould 1903–
Cozzens, James Gould 1903–
An American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Cozzens is best known for By Love Possessed. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 11-12.)
A deep skepticism about the human enterprise pervades James Gould Cozzens' By Love Possessed. I think the relief of receiving this brilliantly controlled, mature work of craftsmanship in the midst of the deluge of fictional slop may have caused many readers to fail to perceive its reservations about the human creature. This element markedly defines or limits the kind of impact the novel has. By Love Possessed interests intellectually, fascinates, and evokes admiration for its mastery of technique, but it does not move us deeply or stir the emotions powerfully. We are not intimately involved. It is written with detachment and read with detachment.
Edmund Fuller, in his Man in Modern Fiction: Some Minority Opinions on Contemporary...
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