Trials of the Word
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Essays in American Literature and the Humanistic Tradition
by R. W. B. LEWIS
In a vigorous exploration of tne evolving modern consciousness, one
of our leading critics charts Whitman's imaginative quest, illuminates "the
matter of the heart" and "the theater of consciousness" in Hawthorne and
James, and describes the transformation that the apocalyptic vision has
undergone in the works of writers from Melville to Pynchon.
$6.50
AHistory of Modern Criticism, 1750-1950
Volume 3: The Age of Transition
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Volume 4: The Later Nineteenth Century
by RENE WELLEK
These long-awaited volumes in Mr. Wellek's formidable history cover all
the major figures of Western literary criticism from Sainte·Beuve to the
post·Romantics. Emphasizing poetics and literary theory, the history steers
a middle course between aesthetics and literary opinion.
Volume 3 $8.50; Volume 4 $10.00
Marvell's Ironic Vision
by HAROLD E. TOLIVER
"Should quickly replace all other books on this poet; in fact, any new
estimate of Marvell must begin here."-D. C. Allen.
$6.00
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The Negro Novel in America
by ROBERT A. BONE
Revised Edition
A literary and historical evaluation of Negro writing from the first
novel which appeared in 1853 to the works of James Baldwin. "Especially
valuable for its analysis of the varied responses of Negro writers to the
often conflicting demands made upon them by their colour and their craft."–
Modern Language Review
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