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American Literary Warfare
Lydenberg, John | October 6, 1956 issue

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This article presents brief information on several books. The book "The Raven and the Whale," is written by Perry Miller and "Ishmael," by James Baird. These books represent two extremes of contemporary literary studies: one of literary history, the other of literary criticism. Both are big and exhaustive, serious contributions to knowledge and understanding, and at times hard to get through. Neither is designed for the general public, and neither can be ignored by specialists. Miller's is the easier to describe. On one level it is a detailed account of the boisterous literary life of New York City in the 1830s and 1840s.

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RAVEN & the Whale, The (Book); BOOKS & reading; CRITICISM; ISHMAEL (Book); BAIRD, James; MILLER, Perry, 1905-1963; STYLE, Literary
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