Studies in Classic American Literature (Twentieth-Century Classics)

D.H. Lawrence delves into the soul of America’s greatest works of literature in these unique, insightful essays. Studies in Classic American Literature seeks to establish the status of writings by authors such as Poe, Melville and Whitman, and in doing so becomes itself a classic work. This book is an invaluable exploration of 18th and 19th century consciousness, telling the truth of the time, yet it is also an illuminating example of Lawrence’s own passion, erudition, wisdom and discrimination.