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The American Mind: An English View
Hatch, Robert | March 9, 1957 issue

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The article presents information on the book "American Writing Today," edited by Allan Angoff. American Writing Today is more descriptive than evaluative and it is more stimulating when it deals with the sources and surroundings of literature than with the works themselves. The British observers sturdily defend The New Yorker's influence on the American short story, are impressed by the power of the American press and the self-assurance of, American reporters, draw rather, humorless conclusions, think that academic life is no great threat to creative talent, look optimistically for a revival of poetic inspiration deplore the low social status of the non-bestseller author.

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AMERICAN Writing Today (Book); ANGOFF, Allan; CREATIVE ability; LITERATURE; WRITING; SOCIAL groups
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