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Welcome to '''''Norman Mailer: Works and Days''''', the first installment of Project Mailer — an on-going Digital Humanities initiative to promote the legacy of [[Norman Mailer]].
===Welcome to ''Norman Mailer: Works and Days'', the first installment of Project Mailer — an on-going Digital Humanities initiative to promote the legacy of [[Norman Mailer]].===
 
[[File:Wd signature.jpg|thumb|Cover of the 2018 Edition. Support the Society and Project Mailer and purchase a copy from [https://amzn.to/2PmM6FX Amazon].]]


Based on [[J. Michael Lennon]] and [[Donna Pedro Lennon]]'s updated and revised ''Norman Mailer: Works and Days'', this project provides researchers with the definitive primary bibliography of Norman Mailer's publications and an overview of important biographical events in Mailer's life. This Digital Humanities project is edited by [[Gerald R. Lucas]].
Based on [[J. Michael Lennon]] and [[Donna Pedro Lennon]]'s updated and revised ''Norman Mailer: Works and Days'', this project provides researchers with the definitive primary bibliography of Norman Mailer's publications and an overview of important biographical events in Mailer's life. This Digital Humanities project is edited by [[Gerald R. Lucas]].


== Start Here ==
== Frontmatter ==
* [[Preface to Works and Days|Preface]] by [[Norman Mailer]]
* [[Preface to Works and Days|Preface]] by [[Norman Mailer]]
* [[Introduction to Works and Days|Introduction]] by [[J. Michael Lennon]]
* [[Introduction to Works and Days|Introduction]] by [[J. Michael Lennon]]
* [[Works and Days Project Introduction|Introduction to the Digital Edition]] by [[Gerald R. Lucas]]
* [[Works and Days Project Introduction|Introduction to the Digital Edition]] by [[Gerald R. Lucas]]
* [[Works and Days Acknowledgments and Appreciations|Acknowledgments and Appreciations]]
* [[Works and Days Acknowledgments and Appreciations|Acknowledgments and Appreciations]]
* [[Index of Names in Works|Index of Names]]
* [[Index of Names]]
* [[:Category:Works|Works Index]]
[[File:Wd signature.jpg|thumb|Cover of the 2018 Edition. Support the Society and Project Mailer and purchase a copy from [https://amzn.to/2PmM6FX Amazon].]]
* [[:Category:Days|Days Index]]
 
== Bibliographies ==
== Bibliographies ==
For an overview, especially those new to Mailer Studies, see the following bibliographies:
For an overview, especially those new to Mailer Studies, see the following bibliographies:
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* [[Key Texts for Mailer Studies]]
* [[Key Texts for Mailer Studies]]


There is some unavoidable overlapping between some of the items in this section and "Works" because a number of critical essays and books, as well as memoirs and biographical writings, contain Mailer quotations not found elsewhere. The secondary items refer back to "Works", but not vice versa. The web of cross-reference may be drawn tighter by users of this project; we have gone as far as seemed useful. Secondary references are divided into four sections:
There is some unavoidable overlapping between some of the items in this section and “Works” because a number of critical essays and books, as well as memoirs and biographical writings, contain Mailer quotations not found elsewhere. The secondary items refer back to “Works,but not vice versa. The web of cross-reference may be drawn tighter by users of this project; we have gone as far as seemed useful. Secondary references are divided into four sections:
* [[Bibliographies]]
* [[Bibliographies]]
* [[Biographies]]
* [[Biographies]]
* [[Cultural Backgrounds]]
* [[Cultural Backgrounds]]
* [[Critical Essays and Books]]{{efn|Reviews and essays of individual books appear in the entries for those books.}}
* [[Criticism|Critical Essays and Books]]{{efn|Reviews and essays of individual books appear in the entries for those books.}}


The volume of reference to Mailer grows, if not exponentially, then constantly and quite rapidly. We are confident that the forthcoming accretions, and the inevitable omissions, will prompt future addenda and corrigenda to this project. We request that you help us with your comments, corrections and discoveries. Have something to share? [[User:Grlucas|Contact the editor]] to participate.
The volume of reference to Mailer grows, if not exponentially, then constantly and quite rapidly. We are confident that the forthcoming accretions, and the inevitable omissions, will prompt future addenda and corrigenda to this project. We request that you help us with your comments, corrections and discoveries. Have something to share? [[User:Grlucas|Contact the editor]] to participate.


== Germane Links ==
== Additional Links ==
* [[Norman Mailer's Bestsellers]]
* [[Norman Mailer's Bestsellers]]
* [[Norman Mailer by the Decade: An Epistolary Slant]]
* [[Norman Mailer by the Decade: An Epistolary Slant]]
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=====This site is a part of Project Mailer and is sponsored by the [[Norman Mailer Society]].=====
====This page is a part of Project Mailer and is sponsored by the [[Norman Mailer Society]].====
 
This project is currently under development, so anything can still change. "Works" (v1) was completed in October 2015. "Days" (v1) was completed in 2016. Work on the selected bibliography will run throughout 2017, leading to a second-edition of ''Norman Mailer: Works and Days'' that was just published. That said, many links may be broken to sources not yet entered. Any comments, questions, or suggestions may be submitted via our Contact page or sent to '''editor [at] project mailer [dot] net'''.


“Works” (v1) was completed in October 2015. “Days” (v1) was completed in 2016. Work on the selected bibliography ran throughout 2017, leading to a second-edition of ''Norman Mailer: Works and Days'' that was just published. The entire digital project was moved to the MediaWiki platform in 2018–2019 and as of March 2019, is mostly complete. Any comments, questions, or suggestions may be sent to '''editor [at] projectmailer [dot] net'''.


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Revision as of 18:07, 18 June 2019

Written by
J. Michael Lennon
Donna Pedro Lennon

Note: Digital edition for Project Mailer edited by Gerald R. Lucas.

URL: https://prmlr.us/nmwd

Welcome to Norman Mailer: Works and Days, the first installment of Project Mailer — an on-going Digital Humanities initiative to promote the legacy of Norman Mailer.

Based on J. Michael Lennon and Donna Pedro Lennon's updated and revised Norman Mailer: Works and Days, this project provides researchers with the definitive primary bibliography of Norman Mailer's publications and an overview of important biographical events in Mailer's life. This Digital Humanities project is edited by Gerald R. Lucas.

Frontmatter

Cover of the 2018 Edition. Support the Society and Project Mailer and purchase a copy from Amazon.

Bibliographies

For an overview, especially those new to Mailer Studies, see the following bibliographies:

There is some unavoidable overlapping between some of the items in this section and “Works” because a number of critical essays and books, as well as memoirs and biographical writings, contain Mailer quotations not found elsewhere. The secondary items refer back to “Works,” but not vice versa. The web of cross-reference may be drawn tighter by users of this project; we have gone as far as seemed useful. Secondary references are divided into four sections:

The volume of reference to Mailer grows, if not exponentially, then constantly and quite rapidly. We are confident that the forthcoming accretions, and the inevitable omissions, will prompt future addenda and corrigenda to this project. We request that you help us with your comments, corrections and discoveries. Have something to share? Contact the editor to participate.

Additional Links



This page is a part of Project Mailer and is sponsored by the Norman Mailer Society.

“Works” (v1) was completed in October 2015. “Days” (v1) was completed in 2016. Work on the selected bibliography ran throughout 2017, leading to a second-edition of Norman Mailer: Works and Days that was just published. The entire digital project was moved to the MediaWiki platform in 2018–2019 and as of March 2019, is mostly complete. Any comments, questions, or suggestions may be sent to editor [at] projectmailer [dot] net.

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Notes

  1. Reviews and essays of individual books appear in the entries for those books.