THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE AMERICAN ESSAY 1945

A one-of-a-kind anthology of American essays on a wide range of subjects by a dazzling array of mid-century writers at the top of th eir form. AN ANCHOR ORIGINAL.The three decades that followed World War II were an exceptionally fertile period for American essays. The explosion of journals and magazines, the rise of public intellectuals, and breakthroughs in the arts inspired a flowering of lit erary culture. At the same time, the many problems that confronted mid-century America--racism, sexism, nuclear threat, war, poverty , and env...[Read more]