I read you can't go home again a few years ago and was initially spellbound by his writing. I read his biography this year and was no longer impressed by his writing. There is a lot going on behind closed doors.
I don't know where to respond, but a lot of his writing was apparently shortened and changed. Wolfe was upset about this and had a lot of issues with his editors. Many of his posthumous works were also heavily edited.
@@CicidelSol yes I've heard that Edward Aswell heavily modified the posthumous works. But Maxwell Perkins thought he needed to parse Look Homeward Angel and of Time and the River down in order to be publishable.
My literature professor assigned "Child by Tiger" by Thomas Wolfe for us to read and analyze. I was sooo taken by it. It was a true short story about life in Ashville. He was criticized tremendously by locals for putting the event in writing. If my memory serves me right, he was criticized to the point, he had to leave Ashville for writing it.
Suzanne-it’s on a bluff right along the Swannanoa River, on a city-owned parcel on Azalea Road in East Asheville. It’s a city-owned property with no private access. Not easy to find at all-and not publicized in any way. My hope is that they’ll renovate the cabin and make it part of his memorial. Right now, it’s languishing.
Great video commentary but don’t call him Tom Wolfe lol he is Thomas Wolfe, and it can easily be confused with Tom Wolf the modern writer, even Google mixes those up lol
Nicely done. I appreciate the brevity of this video, and I will be using it with my students. Thank you!
Thank you John, just the research I was looking for
He was just handsome dashing awesome as a young boy and then a man poor Tom
Great video... Thanks for posting this.
Nice John. Suggested reading is a letter Wolfe wrote at the very end to his editor Maxwell Perkins....a classic.
I wonder how many people have explored the splendor of his writing... and what he might have accomplished had he lived longer. Rest in joy, Tom.
I read you can't go home again a few years ago and was initially spellbound by his writing. I read his biography this year and was no longer impressed by his writing. There is a lot going on behind closed doors.
Why weren't you impressed by his writing after reading his biography?
@@CicidelSol I am curious as well!
I don't know where to respond, but a lot of his writing was apparently shortened and changed. Wolfe was upset about this and had a lot of issues with his editors. Many of his posthumous works were also heavily edited.
@@CicidelSol yes I've heard that Edward Aswell heavily modified the posthumous works. But Maxwell Perkins thought he needed to parse Look Homeward Angel and of Time and the River down in order to be publishable.
My literature professor assigned "Child by Tiger" by Thomas Wolfe for us to read and analyze. I was sooo taken by it. It was a true short story about life in Ashville. He was criticized tremendously by locals for putting the event in writing. If my memory serves me right, he was criticized to the point, he had to leave Ashville for writing it.
Yes! That’s exactly what happened!
Where is that little cabin located, please?
Suzanne-it’s on a bluff right along the Swannanoa River, on a city-owned parcel on Azalea Road in East Asheville. It’s a city-owned property with no private access. Not easy to find at all-and not publicized in any way. My hope is that they’ll renovate the cabin and make it part of his memorial. Right now, it’s languishing.
@@johnfenzel What a waste. I would dearly love to see it.
Great video commentary but don’t call him Tom Wolfe lol he is Thomas Wolfe, and it can easily be confused with Tom Wolf the modern writer, even Google mixes those up lol
Good point, but his name is written as , 'Tom, on the memorial.
I'm sorry I have to disagree. I believe his most well-known novel. Is the web and the rock