author results for Agee, James

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Agee, James — Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Cotton Tenants

Agee, James — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

On assignment for "Fortune" magazine in 1936, Agee and Evans set out to explore the plight of sharecroppers during the Great Depression. Published for the first time, Agee's original dispatch (accompanied by 25 of Evans' historic photographs) is an unsparing record of three families at a desperate time.

James Agee

Agee, James — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Death in the Family

Agee, James — Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00:00 GMT

On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, whom he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. From this situation, Agee weaves a story of the complex ways that people deal with life, love, and loss.

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

Agee, James — Sun, 31 Jan 1988 00:00:00 GMT

A Death in the Family

Agee, James — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Decades after its original publication, James Agee's last novel seems, more than ever, an American classic. For in his lyrical, sorrowful account of a man's death and its impact on his family, Agee painstakingly created a small world of domestic happiness and then showed how quickly and casually it could be destroyed.

On a sultry summer night in 1915, Jay Follet leaves his house in Knoxville, Tennessee, to tend to his father, whom he believes is dying. The summons turns out to be a false alarm, but on his way back to his family, Jay has a car accident and is killed instantly. Dancing back and forth in time and braiding the viewpoints of Jay's wife, brother, and young son, Rufus, Agee creates an overwhelmingly powerful novel of innocence, tenderness, and loss that should be read aloud for the sheer music of its prose.

The African Queen

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows determined to assist in the British war effort and presses Charlie until he finally agrees and together they steam up the Ulana encountering an enemy fort, raging rapids, bloodthirsty parasites and endlessly branching steam which always seem to lead them to what appear to be impenetrable swamps. Despite their opposing personalities, the two grow closer to each other and ultimately carry out their plan to take out a German warship.

The African Queen

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Walking in the Dark

Bullock, Julia — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Classical singer Julia Bullock makes her solo recording debut, on Nonesuch Records. Bullock is joined on the album by London's Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Christian Reif for Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915 and an aria from John Adams's El Niño. With Reif on the piano, she also performs traditional spirituals and songs by Oscar Brown, Jr.; Billy Taylor; and Sandy Denny. The first track released is an interpretation of the Connie Converse song "One by One," whose lyrics are featured in the album title.

The African Queen

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East Africa, 1914: A hard-drinking river trader comes to the rescue of a prim missionary when her brother is killed by invading Germans during World War I.

The Night of the Hunter

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Tale of a traveling preacher named Harry Powell--he of the "love" and "hate" tattooed knuckles--whose nefarious motives for marrying a fragile widow are uncovered by her terrified young children.

A Death in the Family

Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:00:00 GMT

A television adaptation of James Agee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the effect a freak accident has upon a little boy and his mother.

The Night of the Hunter

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

A psychotic self-styled preacher marries and murders a young widow for her money. He then pursues her children to get his hands on the money, only to meet his match in the form of a saintly farm woman.

Shakespeare in America

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

This anthology traces the surprising story of how Americans made Shakespeare their own through a wide range of genres. The writers included range from the 1800s to the present day, and offer testimony to Shakespeare's profound and enduring influence.

Till I End My Song

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT