In Praise of Minor Authors
- In Praise of Minor Authors
J.D. Brown. Henry Miller. New York: Ungar, 1986. xi + 147 pp.
David Castronovo. Thornton Wilder. New York: Ungar, 1986. xi + 174 pp.
Christopher C. Dahl. Louis Auchincloss. New York: Ungar, 1986. xi + 276 pp.
Barbara C. Ewell. Kate Chopin. New York: Ungar, 1986. xvi + 216 pp.
Edward Wagenknecht. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: His Poetry and Prose. New York: Ungar, 1986. v + 266 pp.
Ross Labrie
Ross Labrie is Associate Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of The Art of Thomas Merton (Texas Christian University Press, 1979), Howard Nemerov (Twayne Publishers, 1980), and James Merrill (Twayne Publishers, 1982) in addition to two dozen articles on American literature. He is currently working on a book about the prose and poetry of Daniel Berrigan.
Notes
1. Michael Gold, “Wilder: Prophet of the Genteel Christ,” New Republic, Oct. 22, 1930, 226–267.
2. Gore Vidal, “The Great World and Louis Auchincloss,” in Matters of Fact and Fiction (New York: Random House, 1977), 38.
3. Henry Miller, Remember to Remember (New York: New Directions, 1947), 148.
