Just Words: Lillian Hellman, Mary McCarthy, and the Failure of Public Conversation in America

By Alan Ackerman

Book Overview

Focusing on Lillian Hellman's infamous 1980 libel suit against Mary McCarthy for her scornful comments on The Dick Cavett Show, this book explores the roles of truth and lying in American public life and considers why civil discourse seems beyond o

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300191960
• ISBN13: 9780300191967
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"