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 42
... later juvenile stories , children are taught to abandon the objects of their will to win love and approval : " taming " is frankly and re- peatedly used to describe this breaking - in pro- cess . The sensational characters exist in ...
... later juvenile stories , children are taught to abandon the objects of their will to win love and approval : " taming " is frankly and re- peatedly used to describe this breaking - in pro- cess . The sensational characters exist in ...
Page 129
... later learns that she was too far away for him to have heard her voice , so there is no explanation for the mystery , which begins to play upon Wie- land's mind . Soon afterward , as Henry is trying to persuade Theodore to accompany him ...
... later learns that she was too far away for him to have heard her voice , so there is no explanation for the mystery , which begins to play upon Wie- land's mind . Soon afterward , as Henry is trying to persuade Theodore to accompany him ...
Page 158
... later books , includ- ing Thirty Poems , were well received ; but it was Bryant the well - known , established figure who was being praised . He made no new departures in these books , remaining a poet of the early nineteenth century ...
... later books , includ- ing Thirty Poems , were well received ; but it was Bryant the well - known , established figure who was being praised . He made no new departures in these books , remaining a poet of the early nineteenth century ...
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