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Original working title: “The Hip and the Square: A Miscellany.” Republished with preface by [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]. New York: Berkley, December 1976 ([[76.16]]). Preface reprinted (minus first paragraph) as “An Advertisement Advertised” in [[82.16]]. Dedication: “I dedicate this book to the memory of Anne Mailer Kessler (1889-1958) and to David Kessler and to my father Isaac Barnett (‘Barney’) Mailer.” Portions of this miscellany appeared in periodicals at approximately the same time the book was published, a tactic that Mailer used to herald most of his major books from 1959 on. Rpt: [[59.12]]; all of the short stories appear in [[67.11]] and [[82.19]]; several selections appear in [[98.7]] and [[13.1]]. See [[59.8a]], [[59.10]], [[59.14]], [[13.2]], 242–258. | Original working title: “The Hip and the Square: A Miscellany.” Republished with preface by [[Norman Mailer|Mailer]]. New York: Berkley, December 1976 ([[76.16]]). Preface reprinted (minus first paragraph) as “An Advertisement Advertised” in [[82.16]]. Dedication: “I dedicate this book to the memory of Anne Mailer Kessler (1889-1958) and to David Kessler and to my father Isaac Barnett (‘Barney’) Mailer.” Portions of this miscellany appeared in periodicals at approximately the same time the book was published, a tactic that Mailer used to herald most of his major books from 1959 on. Rpt: [[59.12]]; all of the short stories appear in [[67.11]] and [[82.19]]; several selections appear in [[98.7]] and [[13.1]]. See [[59.8a]], [[59.10]], [[59.14]], [[13.2]], 242–258. | ||
{{cquote|So Advertisements became the book in which I tried to separate my legitimate spiritual bile from my self-pity and maybe it was the hardest continuing task I had yet set myself. What aggravated every problem was that I was also trying to give up smoking, and the advertisements in this book, printed in italics, are testimony to the different way I was now obliged to use language.|author=Norman Mailer |source=[[76.14]]}} | {{cquote|So ''Advertisements'' became the book in which I tried to separate my legitimate spiritual bile from my self-pity and maybe it was the hardest continuing task I had yet set myself. What aggravated every problem was that I was also trying to give up smoking, and the advertisements in this book, printed in italics, are testimony to the different way I was now obliged to use language.|author=Norman Mailer |source=[[76.14]]}} | ||
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* {{cite journal |last1=Davis |first1=Robert Gorham |date=1960 |title=Norman Mailer and the Trap of Egotism |url= |journal=Story |volume=33 |issue=spring |pages=117–119 |doi= |access-date= }} Negative. | |||
* {{cite magazine |last=Kazin |first=Alfred |date=November 26, 1959 |title=How Good is Norman Mailer? |url= |magazine=Reporter |pages=40–41 |publisher= |access-date= }} Positive. Rpt: Kazin (1962), Lucid (1971). | |||
* {{cite journal |last1=Krim |first1=Seymour |date=1960 |title=A Hungry Mental Lion |url= |journal=Evergreen Review |volume= |issue=January–February |pages=175–185 |doi= |access-date= }} Positive. See [[61.23]]. | |||
* {{cite magazine |last=Steiner |first=George |date=1961 |title=Naked but Not Dead |url= |magazine=Encounter |pages=67–70 |publisher= |access-date= }} Positive. Rpt: Lennon (1986). | |||
* {{cite news |last=Tynan |first=Kenneth |date=November 18, 1959 |title=Review of ''Advertisements for Myself'' |url= |work=Village Voice |location= |access-date= }} Positive. Rpt: Wolf and Fancher (1962). See [[56.1]]–[[56.17]]. | |||
* {{cite news |last=Vidal |first=Gore |date=January 2, 1960 |title=The Norman Mailer Syndrome |url= |work=Nation |pages=13–16 |access-date= }} Mixed. Rpt: Lucid (1971), Bloom (1986), Vidal (1993). See [[60.3]]. | |||
'''Essays''' | '''Essays''' |
Revision as of 21:01, 8 December 2018
Advertisements for Myself. New York: Putnam’s, 6 November; London: Deutsch, October 1961 (see 61.15 for note on British edition). Miscellany, 532 pp., $5.
Original working title: “The Hip and the Square: A Miscellany.” Republished with preface by Mailer. New York: Berkley, December 1976 (76.16). Preface reprinted (minus first paragraph) as “An Advertisement Advertised” in 82.16. Dedication: “I dedicate this book to the memory of Anne Mailer Kessler (1889-1958) and to David Kessler and to my father Isaac Barnett (‘Barney’) Mailer.” Portions of this miscellany appeared in periodicals at approximately the same time the book was published, a tactic that Mailer used to herald most of his major books from 1959 on. Rpt: 59.12; all of the short stories appear in 67.11 and 82.19; several selections appear in 98.7 and 13.1. See 59.8a, 59.10, 59.14, 13.2, 242–258.
“ | So Advertisements became the book in which I tried to separate my legitimate spiritual bile from my self-pity and maybe it was the hardest continuing task I had yet set myself. What aggravated every problem was that I was also trying to give up smoking, and the advertisements in this book, printed in italics, are testimony to the different way I was now obliged to use language. | ” |
— Norman Mailer, 76.14 |
Bibliography
Reviews
- Davis, Robert Gorham (1960). "Norman Mailer and the Trap of Egotism". Story. 33 (spring): 117–119. Negative.
- Kazin, Alfred (November 26, 1959). "How Good is Norman Mailer?". Reporter. pp. 40–41. Positive. Rpt: Kazin (1962), Lucid (1971).
- Krim, Seymour (1960). "A Hungry Mental Lion". Evergreen Review (January–February): 175–185. Positive. See 61.23.
- Steiner, George (1961). "Naked but Not Dead". Encounter. pp. 67–70. Positive. Rpt: Lennon (1986).
- Tynan, Kenneth (November 18, 1959). "Review of Advertisements for Myself". Village Voice. Positive. Rpt: Wolf and Fancher (1962). See 56.1–56.17.
- Vidal, Gore (January 2, 1960). "The Norman Mailer Syndrome". Nation. pp. 13–16. Mixed. Rpt: Lucid (1971), Bloom (1986), Vidal (1993). See 60.3.
Essays