The scarlet professor : Newton Arvin, a literary life shattered by scandal /

Arvin, a leading literary critic and a mentor to Truman Capote, saw his career destroyed after a raid on his apartment in 1960 uncovered pornography.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Werth, Barry (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Nan A. Talese, [2001]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Arvin, Newton, > 1900-1963. Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984 > Friends and associates. Smith College > Faculty > Biography. American literature > History and criticism > Theory, etc. English teachers > United States > Biography. Biographers > United States > Biography. Gay men > United States > Biography. Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984 > Amis et relations. Smith College > Corps enseignant > Biographies. Littérature américaine > Histoire et critique > Théorie, etc. Professeurs d'anglais > États-Unis > Biographies. Biographes > États-Unis > Biographies. Homosexuels masculins > États-Unis > Biographies. Capote, Truman, > 1924-1984. Smith College. Biographers. English teachers. Friendship. Gay men. Universities and colleges > Faculty. United States. English teachers > Biography. American literature > History and criticism. Biography. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Description
Summary:	Arvin, a leading literary critic and a mentor to Truman Capote, saw his career destroyed after a raid on his apartment in 1960 uncovered pornography.
Item Description:	The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:	325 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm Also issued online.
Awards:	Stonewall Book Award winner, non-fiction, 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-312) and index.
ISBN:	0385494688 9780385494687