by Adam Kirsch (Author)
Lionel Trilling, regarded at the time of his death in 1975 as America's preeminent literary critic, is today often seen as a relic of a vanished era. In this book, the author shows that Trilling, far from being obsolete, is essential to understanding our current crisis of literary confidence - and to overcoming it.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 28 Feb 2013
ISBN 10: 0300187823
ISBN 13: 9780300187823