Poets and presidents : selected essays, 1977-1992
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Poets and presidents : selected essays, 1977-1992
Papermac, 1994, c1993
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"First published 1993 by Random House, Inc., New York, and Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto" -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-206) and index.
Contents of Works
- Jack London and his call of the wild
- Theodore Dreiser : book one and book two
- Ernest Hemingway, R.I.P.
- Orwell's 1984
- Ronald Reagan
- Commencement
- The character of presidents
- The beliefs of writers
- A citizen reads the Constitution
- The nineteenth New York
- False documents
- Standards
- James Wright at Kenyon
- Two Waldens
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This collection reflects on writers such as Jack London and Theodore Dreiser, the meaning of the United States Constitution, the writer's role in society, 19th-century New York, and contemporary American economic and cultural ailments.
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