Twentieth Century Interpretations of Light in August: A Collection of Critical Essays
- ISBN-10
- 0135366070
- ISBN-13
- 9780135366073
- Category
- Literary Criticism / American / General
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1970
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall
- Author
- David L. Minter
Description
Interpretations and view points by such authors as Cleanth Brooks, Malcolm Cowley, Leslie Fiedler, and others.
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