Canadian Journal of History. April, 1989, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p63, 19 p.
Subjects
Goetz, Karl -- Biography, National socialism -- Influence, Politics in literature -- Analysis, Propaganda, German -- Analysis, National socialists -- Biography, and Sentimentalism in literature -- Political aspects
Books and reading -- Psychological aspects and Sentimentalism in literature -- Criticism and interpretation
Abstract
I am not usually a sentimental reader. The trials of young lovers do not bring tears to my eyes. I rarely gasp at unexpected turns of plot or sigh aloud [...]
The Mississippi Quarterly. Fall, 1998, Vol. 51 Issue 4, p663, 1 p.
Subjects
Gothic revival (Literature) -- Criticism and interpretation, Sentimentalism in literature -- Analysis, Gay literature -- Analysis, and Other Voices, Other Rooms (Book) -- Criticism and interpretation
Abstract
Truman Capote merges the gothic and the sentimental in his 'Other Voices, Other Rooms.' The result is a hybrid gothic sentimentalism that evokes sympathy for the characters and suggests that love of any kind should be prized. The label 'Southern gothic' has been used too casually, and this approach obscures the sentimental elements of the novel. The characters are not shown simply as freakish and grotesque but are portrayed as sympathetic and poignant.
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