20th Century American Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, United States - Civilization, 20th Century American History - Relations - General & Miscellaneous, 19th Century American History - General and Miscellaneous

The divided mind

Name: The divided mind
Author: Peter Conn
ISBN: 9780521368681

by Peter Conn

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Overview

The Divided Mind examines the debate between innovation and tradition in American culture of the early years of the twentieth century. Peter Conn discusses literature, painting, music, architecture and politics, using illustrations of the artwork, buildings and popular graphics of the period. The major figures studied include: Henry James, David Graham Phillips, Jack London, W. E. B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, Edith Wharton, Kate Chopin, Charles Ives, John Sloan, Frank Lloyd Wright, Alfred Steiglitz and Emma Goldman.