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New Approaches to Richard Yates
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05 June 2010 , Goldsmiths, University of London
Plenary speaker: Dr Jo Gill, Eccles Centre Visiting Fellow in American Studies, University of Exeter.
Recent years have seen a rediscovery of American novelist and short story writer Richard Yates (1926-1992), both within academia and among the reading public. His books are back in print, Blake Bailey has written an acclaimed biography of the author, and a Hollywood adaptation of Yates’ first novel, Revolutionary Road, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, have raised his profile.
The critical consensus during Yates’ lifetime largely cast him as an anachronism, an old-fashioned realist operating during a time of radical experimentation in American literature. This one-day conference seeks to expand the field of critical engagement with Yates, to look beyond a limiting realist framework while acknowledging the strong representational impulse governing his work.
Enquiries: please email l.bull@gold.ac.uk
Address:
Rm 309, Richard Hoggart Building
, Goldsmiths, University of London,
New Cross
London, SE14 6NW
UK
Accommodation: Goldsmiths offers a full range of accommodation throughout the summer vacation.
Attendance is free of charge