Agee, James 1909-1955
Overview
| Works: | 912 works in 2,927 publications in 12 languages and 71,843 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction History Drama Domestic fiction Film adaptations Poetry Biographies Action and adventure films War films Romance films |
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| Roles: | Author, Author of screenplay, Director, Scenarist, Adapter, Lyricist, Contributor, Other, Editor, htt, Author of introduction, Honoree, Restager , wst, Writer of accompanying material, Author in quotations or text abstracts, Photographer, Creator, Bibliographic antecedent |
| Classifications: | PS3501.G35, 813.52 |
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Most widely held works about
James Agee
- Let us now praise famous men : three tenant families by James Agee( Book )
- Letters of James Agee to Father Flye by James Agee( Book )
- Agee at 100 : centennial essays on the works of James Agee by Michael A Lofaro( )
- And their children after them : the legacy of Let us now praise famous men, James Agee, Walker Evans, and the rise and fall of cotton in the South by Dale Maharidge( Book )
- Let us now praise famous men ; A death in the family ; Shorter fiction by James Agee( Book )
- James Agee by Victor A Kramer( Book )
- James Agee : a life by Laurence Bergreen( Book )
- James Agee by Erling Larsen( Book )
- The art of Southern fiction : a study of some modern novelists by Frederick J Hoffman( Book )
- Collected novels : Blue voyage, Great circle, King Coffin, A heart for the gods of Mexico [and] Conversation by Conrad Aiken( Book )
- Cotton tenants : three families by James Agee( Book )
- Remembering James Agee by David Madden( Book )
- Succeeding King Lear : literature, exposure, and the possibility of politics by Emily Sun( )
- Celebration in postwar American fiction, 1945-1967 by Richard H Rupp( Book )
- The restless journey of James Agee by Geneviève Moreau( Book )
- Some time in the sun by Tom Dardis( Book )
- Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee( Book )
- Brooklyn is : Southeast of the island : travel notes by James Agee( )
- American silences : the realism of James Agee, Walker Evans, and Edward Hopper by J. A Ward( Book )
- James Agee : promise and fulfillment by Kenneth Seib( Book )
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Most widely held works by
James Agee
A death in the family by
James Agee(
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243 editions published between 1938 and 2015 in 12 languages and held by 6,043 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
243 editions published between 1938 and 2015 in 12 languages and held by 6,043 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
The African Queen by
John Huston(
Visual
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142 editions published between 1951 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 2,932 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
142 editions published between 1951 and 2018 in 7 languages and held by 2,932 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
American poetry : the twentieth century(
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 2,335 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contains over 1500 poems by more than 200 well-known American poets, including Langston Hughes, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Robert Frost, and Wallace Stevens
The collected poems of James Agee by
James Agee(
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34 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 1,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
34 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 1,592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Night of the Hunter by
Charles Laughton(
Visual
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93 editions published between 1955 and 2021 in 6 languages and held by 1,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
93 editions published between 1955 and 2021 in 6 languages and held by 1,415 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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
The collected short prose of James Agee by
James Agee(
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40 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 1,260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1968 and 1978 in English and held by 1,260 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Film writing and selected journalism by
James Agee(
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4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This Library of America volume supplements the classic pieces from Agee on Film with previously uncollected writings on Ingrid Bergman, the Marx Brothers, Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, Vittorio De Sica's Shoeshine, and a wealth of other cinematic subjects." "Agee's own work as a screenwriter is represented by his script for Charles Laughton's unique and haunting masterpiece of Southern gothic, The Night of the Hunter, adapted from the novel by Davis Grubb. This collection also includes examples of Agee's masterfully probing reporting for Fortune - on subjects as diverse as the Tennessee Valley Authority, commercial orchids, and cockfighting - and a sampling of literary reviews, among them appreciations of William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, S.J. Perelman, and William Carlos Williams."--Jacket
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This Library of America volume supplements the classic pieces from Agee on Film with previously uncollected writings on Ingrid Bergman, the Marx Brothers, Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat, Vittorio De Sica's Shoeshine, and a wealth of other cinematic subjects." "Agee's own work as a screenwriter is represented by his script for Charles Laughton's unique and haunting masterpiece of Southern gothic, The Night of the Hunter, adapted from the novel by Davis Grubb. This collection also includes examples of Agee's masterfully probing reporting for Fortune - on subjects as diverse as the Tennessee Valley Authority, commercial orchids, and cockfighting - and a sampling of literary reviews, among them appreciations of William Faulkner, Virginia Woolf, S.J. Perelman, and William Carlos Williams."--Jacket
The morning watch by
James Agee(
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65 editions published between 1950 and 2021 in 4 languages and held by 961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel shows Agee writing at the height of his powers and treating a story, set during Holy Week in an Episcopalian boarding school closely modeled on Agee's own St. Andrew's, that resonates with deep religious feeling and sharply observed memories. The first two sections of "The Morning Watch" show the strong influence on Agee of James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist," but, if anything, Agee's depiction of a young boy's undergoing spiritual torment is more believable and more sharply written than Joyce's account. The third and final part of "The Morning Watch," set in the early morning hours of Good Friday, is a beautifully-conceived reworking of Christ's passion as experienced by three young boys who have played hooky from school and who learn their own capacity for blood lust and tolerance for violence. Agee's fondness for children and animals and his deep love of Scripture are vividly evoked in this last section. --John H. Flannigan at Amazon.com
65 editions published between 1950 and 2021 in 4 languages and held by 961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel shows Agee writing at the height of his powers and treating a story, set during Holy Week in an Episcopalian boarding school closely modeled on Agee's own St. Andrew's, that resonates with deep religious feeling and sharply observed memories. The first two sections of "The Morning Watch" show the strong influence on Agee of James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist," but, if anything, Agee's depiction of a young boy's undergoing spiritual torment is more believable and more sharply written than Joyce's account. The third and final part of "The Morning Watch," set in the early morning hours of Good Friday, is a beautifully-conceived reworking of Christ's passion as experienced by three young boys who have played hooky from school and who learn their own capacity for blood lust and tolerance for violence. Agee's fondness for children and animals and his deep love of Scripture are vividly evoked in this last section. --John H. Flannigan at Amazon.com
A death in the family by
James Agee(
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38 editions published between 1984 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A modern classic about the impact of tragedy on a close-knit family in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early twentieth century. The story begins a few hours before the death of Jay Follet and ends on the day of his funeral
38 editions published between 1984 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A modern classic about the impact of tragedy on a close-knit family in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the early twentieth century. The story begins a few hours before the death of Jay Follet and ends on the day of his funeral
Agee on film by
James Agee(
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17 editions published between 1958 and 1969 in English and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1958 and 1969 in English and held by 902 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
James Agee, selected journalism by
James Agee(
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9 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"James Agee: Selected Journalism is a collection of his articles published from 1933 to 1947 by Time and Fortune, two of the era's most influential magazines. This edition of the book includes two new articles from Agee's school years and a new introduction by editor Paul Ashdown that places Agee's journalistic work in the context of his entire career." "The articles reproduced here chronicle life at home and abroad during the Depression and the war-torn 1940s. The range of topics is vast - from cockfighting in his native South, to the devastation of postwar France and the passing of the Roman aristocracy, to the corporatization of a small orchid nursery and the way in which a variety of Americans experienced the death of President Roosevelt. In his journalistic pieces Agee shows a remarkable prescience. For example, he was early to realize the tremendous significance of the atom bomb and the effect of the Tennessee Valley Authority on the mountain regions."--BOOK JACKET
9 editions published between 1985 and 2005 in English and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"James Agee: Selected Journalism is a collection of his articles published from 1933 to 1947 by Time and Fortune, two of the era's most influential magazines. This edition of the book includes two new articles from Agee's school years and a new introduction by editor Paul Ashdown that places Agee's journalistic work in the context of his entire career." "The articles reproduced here chronicle life at home and abroad during the Depression and the war-torn 1940s. The range of topics is vast - from cockfighting in his native South, to the devastation of postwar France and the passing of the Roman aristocracy, to the corporatization of a small orchid nursery and the way in which a variety of Americans experienced the death of President Roosevelt. In his journalistic pieces Agee shows a remarkable prescience. For example, he was early to realize the tremendous significance of the atom bomb and the effect of the Tennessee Valley Authority on the mountain regions."--BOOK JACKET
The night of the hunter by
Charles Laughton(
Visual
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14 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in English and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A self-styled preacher marries and murders the widow of an executed convict with whom he once shared a cell. He then terrorizes her two young children to force them to tell him the whereabouts of the $10,000 he knows their father hid before his imprisonment
14 editions published between 1955 and 2014 in English and held by 822 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A self-styled preacher marries and murders the widow of an executed convict with whom he once shared a cell. He then terrorizes her two young children to force them to tell him the whereabouts of the $10,000 he knows their father hid before his imprisonment
A way of seeing by
Helen Levitt(
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36 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the years since it was first published, A Way of Seeing has been prized as a classic among photographic books, and during Helen Levitt's lifetime (1913-2009) two revised versions appeared. This new edition returns the book to its original compact size, with all the original images, as well as additional ones made during the same years. The new reproductions are based on a search for the best available prints and negatives"--Photo-eye website
36 editions published between 1900 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 784 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In the years since it was first published, A Way of Seeing has been prized as a classic among photographic books, and during Helen Levitt's lifetime (1913-2009) two revised versions appeared. This new edition returns the book to its original compact size, with all the original images, as well as additional ones made during the same years. The new reproductions are based on a search for the best available prints and negatives"--Photo-eye website
Knoxville, summer of 1915 by
Samuel Barber(
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16 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1954 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 636 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Permit me voyage by
James Agee(
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22 editions published between 1934 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1934 and 1971 in 3 languages and held by 567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Let us now praise famous men : three tenant families by
James Agee(
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90 editions published between 1941 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through photographs and thoughtful text, this volume looks at the Depression and some of the families it affected
90 editions published between 1941 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Through photographs and thoughtful text, this volume looks at the Depression and some of the families it affected
The gold rush by
Charlie Chaplin(
Visual
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1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush
1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 510 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush
Knoxville: summer of 1915 : for voice and orchestra by
Samuel Barber(
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10 editions published between 1949 and 2000 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published between 1949 and 2000 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Agee : his life remembered(
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3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"James Agee's literary legacy has continued to influence the intellectual and moral climate of the nation. He belongs with that select handful of twentieth-century writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dylan Thomas, and Nathanael West are others who immediately come to mind - who brought such excessive intensity to their work that their private lives and health often suffered as a consequence. 184 pages. 78 black & white photographic illustrations." --Amazon.com
3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 443 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"James Agee's literary legacy has continued to influence the intellectual and moral climate of the nation. He belongs with that select handful of twentieth-century writers - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dylan Thomas, and Nathanael West are others who immediately come to mind - who brought such excessive intensity to their work that their private lives and health often suffered as a consequence. 184 pages. 78 black & white photographic illustrations." --Amazon.com
Agee on film by
James Agee(
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20 editions published between 1900 and 1983 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1900 and 1983 in English and held by 398 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Evans, Walker 1903-1975 Other Bibliographic antecedent Illustrator Author Photographer
- Lofaro, Michael A. 1948- Other Editor
- Morley, Robert Other Performer Actor
- Barber, Samuel 1910-1981 Arranger Instrumentalist Author Composer
- Wright, Richard 1908-1960
- Flanner, Hildegarde 1899-1987
- Drachler, Rose
- Kalar, Joseph A. (Joseph Antony) 1906-1972
- Johnson, James Weldon 1871-1938
- Ficke, Arthur Davison 1883-1945
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Africa Agee, James, Alabama American fiction American poetry Authors, American Authors, English Bachelors Books Boys California--Los Angeles California--Los Angeles--Hollywood Cotton farmers Evans, Walker, Ex-convicts Farm tenancy Fathers and sons Faulkner, William, Fitzgerald, Robert, Forester, C. S.--(Cecil Scott), Grubb, Davis, Impostors and imposture Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Literature Manners and customs Man-woman relationships McCullers, Carson, Military campaigns Motion picture industry Motion pictures Murder New York (State)--New York O'Connor, Flannery Porter, Katherine Anne, Rural conditions Screenwriters Social conditions Songs (High voice) with orchestra Southern States Stalkers Steamboats Steamboats--Passenger accommodation Styron, William, Tennessee--Knoxville Traffic accident victims Travel United States Warships Welty, Eudora,
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Agee, .. 1909-1955
Agee J.
Agee James
Agee, James Rufus 1909-1955
Agee, Rufus.
Agee, Rufus 1909-1955
Eidgas
Iacobus Agee
James Agee
James Agee americký básnik, kritik, románopisec, dramatik a scenárista
James Agee americký spisovatel, publicista a scenárista
James Agee Amerikaans auteur
James Agee amerikai költő, újságíró, forgatókönyvíró, filmkritikus
James Agee amerikansk poet och manusförfattare
James Agee amerikansk poet og manusforfattar
James Agee amerikansk poet og manusforfatter
James Agee amerikansk poet og manuskriptforfatter
James Agee amerykański pisarz
James Agee Novelis, Jurnalis, Penyair, Penulis Naskah dan Kritikus Film Amerika
James Agee poète, romancier, journaliste et critique américain
James Agee scrittore, giornalista e critico cinematografico statunitense
James Agee US-amerikanischer Dichter, Novelist, Journalist, Sozialaktivist und Filmkritiker
Джеймс Ейджи американски журналист, филмов критик, сценарист, поет и писател
Эйджи Дж.
Эйджи, Джеймс
Ջեյմս Էյջի
ג'יימס אג'י
جيمس آجى
جيمس آجي، 1909-1955
جيمس آغي
جیمز آگی فیلمنامهنویس و شاعر آمریکایی
جیمز ایجی
ജെയിംസ് റൂഫസ് ഏജീ
에이지, 제임스 1909-1955
에이지, 제임스 루퍼스 1909-1955
제임스 에이지 미국의 소설가, 영화 평론가
アジー, ジェイムズ
エイジー
エイジー, ジェイムズ
ジェームズ・エイジー
詹姆斯·艾吉
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