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Introduction: the writer and his critics; the critical community. Part 1Pros and cons - an overview of Wolfe studies: defining critics and studies;critical themes; pros and cons. Part 2 "Look Homeward Angel" - "The Stuff ofHuman Experience": the American reviews; the English and German reviews. Part3 "Look Homeward Angel" - a matter of form: the 1940s and 1950s; the 1960sand after. Part 4 "Of Time and the River" - the question of genius: theAmerican reviews; the English and German reviews. Part 5 "Of Time and theRiver" - the concept of the "enemy": the 1940s and 1950s; the 1960s andafter. Part 6 "The Web and the Rock" and "You Can't Go Home Again" - theposthumous novels: the American reviews; the German reviews. Part 7 "The Weband the Rock" and "You Can't Go Home Again" - the authority of the text: the1940s and 1950s; the 1960s and after. Part 8 Conclusion - the pebble in thepool.