Some Contemporary Americans

"Some Contemporary Americans: The Personal Equation in Literature" is a sophisticated collection of critical essays that explores the vibrant landscape of American letters during the early twentieth century. This work delves into the "personal equation" of literature, examining how individual authorial voices interact with the shifting social and cultural forces of their time.

Through a series of insightful chapters, Percy Holmes Boynton provides rigorous analysis of several prominent figures who shaped the modern American canon, including Edwin Arlington Robinson, Robert Frost, Edgar Lee Masters, Carl Sandburg, Amy Lowell, and Willa Cather. The text goes beyond simple biography, investigating the shifting trends of American poetry, the development of the short story, and the emergence of a distinct national identity in fiction. By addressing the roles of the critic and the evolving expectations of the reading public, the work offers a valuable snapshot of a transformative period in literary history. Readers interested in the roots of modernism and the intellectual history of the United States will find this study to be an essential guide to the voices that defined an era.

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