Interpreters And Interpretations

by Carl van Vechten

Interpreters and Interpretations is a book written by Carl Van Vechten in 1917. The book is a collection of essays and articles that explore the world of interpretation and the role of interpreters in various fields, including literature, music, and art. Van Vechten examines the different approaches to interpretation and the ways in which interpreters shape our understanding of cultural works. He also discusses the challenges and controversies that arise when interpreting works from different cultures and time periods. The book is a fascinating look at the art of interpretation and its impact on our understanding of the world around us. Van Vechten's insightful analysis and engaging writing style make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the art of interpretation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

376 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1917

About the author

Carl van Vechten (B.A., University of Chicago, 1903) was a photographer, music-dance critic, novelist, and patron of the Harlem Renaissance who served as literary executor for Gertrude Stein.

Van Vechten was among the most influential literary figures of the 1910s and 1920s. He began his career in journalism as a reporter, then in 1906 joined The New York Times as assistant music critic and later worked as its Paris correspondent. His early reviews are collected in Interpreters and Interpretations (1917 and 1920) and Excavations: A Book of Advocacies (1926). His first novel, Peter Whiffle (1922), a first-person account of the salon and bohemian culture of New York and Paris and clearly drawn from Van Vechten's own experiences, and was immensely popular. His most controversial work of fiction is Nigger Heaven (1926), notable for its depiction of black life in Harlem in the 1920s and its sympathetic treatment of the newly emerging black culture.

In the 1930s, Van Vechten turned from fiction to photography. His photographs are in collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and elsewhere. An important literary patron, he established the James Weldon Johnson Collection of Negro Arts and Letters at Yale.