CRITICISM

Pearce, Richard. “Looking Back at Augie March.” In The Critical Response to Saul Bellow, edited by Gerhard Bach, pp. 62-7. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.

Originally published in 1987, Pearce assesses the literary achievement of The Adventures of Augie March, arguing that the novel successfully Americanizes its Jewish protagonist.

Podhoretz, Norman. “The Language of Life.” In Critical Essays on Saul Bellow, edited by Stanley Trachtenberg, pp. 14-18. Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co., 1979.

Originally published in 1953, Podhoretz discusses the exuberance and detachment of the narrative voice in The Adventures of Augie March and regards Bellow's novel as “an impressive tour de force.”

Scheer-Schäzler, Brigitte. “Bitterness in His Chosen Thing.” In Saul Bellow, pp. 32-58. New York, N.Y.: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1972.

Scheer-Schäzler elucidates the major thematic characteristics of The Adventures of Augie March.

Symons, Julian Gustave. “Broadening the Mind.” Times Literary Supplement, no. 2731 (4 June 1954): 357.

Symons argues that, despite some faults, The Adventures of Augie March is “the work of a considerable talent working on a major scale.”

Additional coverage of Bellow's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: American Writers; American Writers: The Classics, Vol. 2; American Writers Retrospective Supplement, Vol. 2; Authors in the News, Vol. 2; Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: Biography & Resources, Vol. 1; Bestsellers, Vol. 89:3; Concise Dictionary of American Literary Biography, 1941-1968; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8R; Contemporary Authors Bibliographical Series, Vol. 1; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 29, 53, 95; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 25, 33, 34, 63, 79; Contemporary Novelists, Ed. 7; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 2, 28; Dictionary of Literary Biography Documentary Series, Vol. 3; Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook, 1982; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors, Novelists, and Popular Fiction and Genre Authors; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century, Ed. 3; Literature Resource Center; Major 20th-Century Writers, Eds. 1, 2; Novels for Students, Vols. 4, 14; Reference Guide to American Literature, Ed. 4; Reference Guide to Short Fiction, Ed. 2; Short Stories for Students, Vol. 12; Short Story Criticism, Vol. 14; Twayne's United States Authors; and World Literature Criticism.