The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 121Atlantic Monthly Company, 1918 - American essays |
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Page 502
... American fiction . And the answer lies in the traditional American philosophy of life . To say that the American is an ideal- ist is to commit a thoroughgoing plat- itude . Like most platitudes , the state- ment is annoying because from ...
... American fiction . And the answer lies in the traditional American philosophy of life . To say that the American is an ideal- ist is to commit a thoroughgoing plat- itude . Like most platitudes , the state- ment is annoying because from ...
Page 503
... American society . The American ethical tradition is perfectly definite and tremendously powerful . It belongs , furthermore , to a population far larger than the ' old American stock , for it has been laboriously incul- cated in our ...
... American society . The American ethical tradition is perfectly definite and tremendously powerful . It belongs , furthermore , to a population far larger than the ' old American stock , for it has been laboriously incul- cated in our ...
Page 505
... Americans reading sentimentalized fiction until some fundamental change has come , not strong enough to hold back the van of American writing , which is steadily moving toward restraint , sanity , and truth . Every honest composition is ...
... Americans reading sentimentalized fiction until some fundamental change has come , not strong enough to hold back the van of American writing , which is steadily moving toward restraint , sanity , and truth . Every honest composition is ...
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