Author
Florian Sedlmeier
0 works0 citations
Recent research
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
“Norman… I Hate to Talk About Norman”: The Art of the Insult and Literary Friendship, Circa 1960
The essay rereads the literary field of the mid-twentieth century as structured by “the art of the insult”—a game the literati, exemplified by James Baldwin and Norman Mailer, are invested in. In essays and interviews, these writers engage in ad hominem verbal attacks to test the...