UNIVERSITY PRESS
Conrad Aiken:
A Life of His Art
By
lay Martin
In this book, the work of a major twentieth-century poet re–
ceives at last the full critical attention it has so long deserved.
Jay Martin draws upon the entire body of Conrad Aiken's writ–
ing, up to his most recent publication in 1958, seeking an under–
standing of the poet's work through a study of its continuity and
development.
272
pages. $5.00
Soviet Attitudes
Toward American Writing
By
Deming Brown
Deming Brown surveys the publication and critical reception
of American literature, especially fiction, in Russia during the
first four decades of the Soviet regime. He traces the ups and
downs of the popularity of American novels as Party lines alter–
nately warm and cool to Western ideas and, above alf, suggests
the image of American culture presented to Russian readers
through politically motivated publishing and ideologically biased
criticism.
325
pages. $6.00
The Example of Melville
By
Warner Bertholf
The author here
present~
an over-all survey of Melville as a
literary craftsman. The major aspects of Melville's actual per–
formance and development as a writer are set forth. His use of
landscapes and seascapes, his portrayal of character, his first–
person narrators, his dramatic techniques, his handling of lan–
guage, the vital example he presents of a writer's exercise of
imagination-these aspects of his artistry are examined from his
earliest writing in
Typee
to the much misunderstood
Billy Budd.
240 pages. $5.00
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