Dec 30, 2009

Studies in Classic American Literature | Studies in Classic American Literature

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Author: D. H. Lawrence
First Published: 1923
Type of Work: Literary essays
Genres: Nonfiction, Essays
Subjects: Authors or writers, Literature, Writing, Books, Criticism, Reading

Critical Evaluation:

D. H. Lawrence’s STUDIES IN CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE, at first glance a puzzling book, survives nonetheless for its powerful insights into our literature. It is puzzling because of its style, so informal, so impulsive, and so seemingly self-contradictory. It is full of exclamations, words all in capital letters, choppy sentences. But it is impressive in the great task it undertakes, and it will leave the reader shaken with new ideas about our literature, upset enough to force him to a reconsideration and re-evaluation not only of American...

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Studies in Classic American Literature | Studies in Classic American Literature

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