Critics of culture : literature and society in the early twentieth century /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Trachtenberg, Alan
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Wiley, [1976]
Series:	Wiley sourcebooks in American social thought.
Subjects:	American literature > 20th century > History and criticism. United States > Intellectual life.

Table of Contents:

The genteel tradition and its critics: Santayana, G. The genteel tradition defined. Brooks, V. Engaging the issues. Mencken, H. L. Attacking the attackers. Bourne, R. The forms of education. Sherman, S. P. Defending the faith
The culture of industrialism: Brooks, V. Confronting the machine. Reed, J. Witnessing the class struggle. Lippman, W. Values and realities. Frank, W. The traditional way. Bourne, R. Resisting the melting-pot
Usable pasts: Brooks, V. A new past. Mumford, L. Emerson recovered. Williams, W. C. Artist and place. Mumford, L. On the threshold of the present. Fauset, A. A folk tradition. Rourke, C. Living roots
The artist as American: Rosenfeld, P. Expressing the common life. Frank, W. Visionary poet. Clurman, H. The community of art.