Cozzens, James Gould (Vol. 4) - Cozzens, James Gould 1903–
Cozzens, James Gould 1903–
Cozzens, an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, writes fiction characterized by careful craftsmanship about the relationship between men and society. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 9-12, rev. ed.)
Cozzens began his career with several pieces of juvenilia and then wrote two short works, S.S. San Pedro and Castaway, both of which are livelier in technique and less stagnant in moral assumption than his later books….
After these experiments Cozzens turns to what might as well be called his dominant manner. He now becomes a quite conventional novelist, either uninterested in or unable to use the twentieth century advances in techniques; he strives for and often achieves a strong, efficient but rather flavorless style. It is a decent, workmanlike style, neither exalted nor corrupt, and generally most useful when approaching the tone of anonymous objectivity. It serves far better for...
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