Van Wyck Brooks - American Writers 71 : University of Minnesota Pamphlets on American Writers /

The displacement of Van Wyck Brooks from the center to the farthest margins of literary influence today is surely a stunning shift of taste. In 1920 Brooks was regarded as the undisputed heir of the great tradition in American thought-the radical, reformist, prophetic, "organic" tradition...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wasserstrom, William
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press [1968]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Brooks, Van Wyck, > (1886-1963)
Brooks, Van Wyck, > 1886-1963
Brooks, Van Wyck, > 1886-1963 > Critique et interpretation.
Brooks, Van Wyck, > 1886-1963.
Authors, American.
Écrivains americains > 20e siecle > Critique et interpretation.
Authors, American > 20th century > Criticism and interpretation.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The displacement of Van Wyck Brooks from the center to the farthest margins of literary influence today is surely a stunning shift of taste. In 1920 Brooks was regarded as the undisputed heir of the great tradition in American thought-the radical, reformist, prophetic, "organic" tradition which adopted Emerson as its source of inspiration, took The American Scholar as its point of departure, and envisioned as its point of terminus a civilization in which the creative spirit, in all its social and imaginative forms, might flourish.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (48 pages).
ISBN:9780816652525

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