American Writers: A Collection of Literary Biographies. Vachel Lindsay to Elinor Wylie. supplement I.. part 2Contains biographical and critical essays on the work of important American writers. Presents scholar-signed essays prepared by experts in the field. |
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Page 48
... Street , Baldwin speaks of his stepfa- ther's " unreciprocated love for the Great God Almighty " as the major passion of his life . Mer- cilessly , he strove to inculcate his faith in all the members of his family , not always with com ...
... Street , Baldwin speaks of his stepfa- ther's " unreciprocated love for the Great God Almighty " as the major passion of his life . Mer- cilessly , he strove to inculcate his faith in all the members of his family , not always with com ...
Page 65
... Street , in which autobiography serves to reinforce rather than diminish the racial and social themes . Here Baldwin's personal tone is almost devoid of self - pity . He can even state that he must seem to an old childhood friend and to ...
... Street , in which autobiography serves to reinforce rather than diminish the racial and social themes . Here Baldwin's personal tone is almost devoid of self - pity . He can even state that he must seem to an old childhood friend and to ...
Page 120
... street comes close to making the natural sun more important than God ; but throughout this section Bradstreet has in mind the pun on sun and Son , for she uses Christological imagery : " Thou as a Bridegroom from thy Chamber rushes ...
... street comes close to making the natural sun more important than God ; but throughout this section Bradstreet has in mind the pun on sun and Son , for she uses Christological imagery : " Thou as a Bridegroom from thy Chamber rushes ...
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