Granville Hicks is best-known as a literary critic whose interest in the political role of the intellectual in industrial society frequently placed him at the center of controversy during a career that spanned over five decades. Perhaps the most...

Renowned for his literary criticism, Hicks (1901-1982) was an editor for the New Masses during the 1930s, and he analyzed American writing from a Marxist perspective (e.g., The Great Tradition). Levenson and Natterstad's painstaking research yields a wealth of details concerning Hicks's activities...

A southern Maine businessman will announce with Gov. John Baldacci today his purchase of Granville Lumber, a 22-year-old family-owned business in Holden and Blue Hill. Chris Rhoades, 42, a self-described entrepreneur, real estate developer and equity portfolio manager from Falmouth, purchased the building...