Edmund Wilson: A Life in Literature
- ISBN-10
- 0374113122
- ISBN-13
- 9780374113124
- Series
- Edmund Wilson
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 642
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Lewis M. Dabney
Description
An authorized biography of the American literary and cultural critic describes Edmund Wilson's personal life and love affairs, his intellectual development, and his writings and their influence on twentieth-century America.
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