The Radical Novel in the United States 1900–1954 : Some Interrelations of Literature and Society

Examines a body of fiction, the radical novel in the United States during the first half of the 20th century, in categories such as class war, realism and revolution, literature and politics. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO THE MORNINGSIDE EDITION PREFACE 1. THE TWO NATIONS 2. REALISM AND REVOLUTION 3. VIEW OF AN ERA 4. FROM “MOTHER EARTH” TO “THE MASSES” 5. THE YEARS BETWEEN 6. CLASS WAR 7. “ART IS A CLASS WEAPON” 8. LITERATURE AND POLITICS 9. THE LONG RETREAT APPENDIX: AMERICAN RADICAL NOVELS NOTES INDEX