Red, White, and Blue: Men, Books, and Ideas in American CultureOxford University Press, 1969 - 351 pages |
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Page 42
... fiction written from a naturalistic premise is that the individual does not count . You cannot have a hero in the traditional sense . You cannot have a hero who dominates the action because the whole point of naturalistic fiction is ...
... fiction written from a naturalistic premise is that the individual does not count . You cannot have a hero in the traditional sense . You cannot have a hero who dominates the action because the whole point of naturalistic fiction is ...
Page 77
... fiction , is perhaps the outstanding instance among modern novelists of one wholly committed to self - conscious artistry , careful control of the fictional point of view , economy of form and functional structure . His prescrip- tions ...
... fiction , is perhaps the outstanding instance among modern novelists of one wholly committed to self - conscious artistry , careful control of the fictional point of view , economy of form and functional structure . His prescrip- tions ...
Page 119
... fiction of the thirties . Despite Bernard De Voto , Cozzens ' fiction may be born of a cause , a personal cause , the cause of a skeptical conservative who does not think too much can be done with the way things are . Out- side of his ...
... fiction of the thirties . Despite Bernard De Voto , Cozzens ' fiction may be born of a cause , a personal cause , the cause of a skeptical conservative who does not think too much can be done with the way things are . Out- side of his ...
Contents
HISTORY AND THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE | 3 |
THE MEANING OF LINDBERGHS FLIGHT | 21 |
LINDBERGH DOS PASSOS AND HISTORY | 38 |
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