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George Edward Woodberry.
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In the following excerpt, the critic praises Heart of Man.
One of the most encouraging signs of the literary times is the coming into increased favor of the thoughtful essay among both writers and rea...
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In the following review, Henderson offers sardonic commentary on The Kingdom of All-Souls.
The most amazing feature of this small volume of poems [The Kingdom of All-Souls, and Two Other Poems] is the...
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In the following review of Ideal Passion, Monroe describes Woodberry's poetic style as outdated.
Mr. Woodberry's sonnet sequence [Ideal Passion] has the frail beauty of perfumed summer d...
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In the following review of a reissue of six volumes of Woodberry's essays, Van Doren characterizes Woodberry as a mediocre critic
By collecting his literary criticism, or by permitting the Soci...
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In the following essay, Erskine gives a laudatory assessment of Woodberry as a poet, critic, and teacher.
George Edward Woodberry was first and last a poet. He used to say that his life had somewhat m...
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In the following essay, which was delivered as an address in 1930, Johnson offers an appreciation of Woodberry.
In paying this tribute to our colleague, one of America's foremost men of letters...
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In the following essay, de la Mare describes who Woodberry was, as reflected in his letters and other writings.
In a brief paper on Thackeray's letters, written in Woodberry's earlier ye...
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In the following essay, Pritchard discusses the influence of Aristotle on Woodberry's criticism.
George Edward Woodberry entered Harvard when Lowell was finishing his career as a professor. Low...
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In the following essay, Glicksberg identifies the aesthetic principles of Woodberry's criticism.
Born at Beverly, Massachusetts, on May 12, 1855, Woodberry was educated at Phillips Exeter and t...
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Critical Essay by H. A. C.
