Bibliography

Bruccoli, Matthew J. James Gould Cozzens: A Descriptive Bibliography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1981, 193 p.

Extensive bibliography of Cozzens's writings, including related literary criticism, reviews, and biographical books and pamphlets about the author.

Biography

Broccoli, Matthew J. James Gould Cozzens: A Life Apart. New York: Harcourt, 1983, 343 p.

Examines Cozzens's life and works.

Criticism

Chamberlain, John. "Writer of Character." New York Times Book Review (August 8, 1978): 10-11.

Review of Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader focusing on the main themes of Cozzens's work.

Garrett, George P. "Whatever Wishful Thinking May Wish: The Example of James Gould Cozzens." In The Sorrows of Fat City, pp. 83-90. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1978.

Favorably comments on Cozzens novels, the characters in his works, and the personal aspects of his life that have affected his writings and his relationship with the reading public.

Hicks, Granville. James Gould Cozzens. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1966, 47 p.

Examination of several of Cozzens's earlier works, up to and including Children and Others (1964).

Lewis, R. W. "The Conflicts of Reality: Cozzens' The Last Adam." In Seven Contemporary Authors: Essays on Cozzens, Miller, West, Golding, Heller, Albee, and Powers, edited by Thomas B. Whitbread, pp. 1-22. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1968.

Identifies The Last Adam as a "pattern novel" and discusses its various strengths and weaknesses.

"The Hermit of Lambertville." Time LXX, No. 10 (2 September 1957): 72-4, 76-7.

Overview of Cozzens's life and career.