Sherwood Anderson Summary

Anderson, Sherwood (1876-1941) Although Sherwood Anderson had a relatively brief literary career, publishing his first novel when he was forty years old, he has left an indelible mark on American lite... Read more

Biography EssayAlthough Sherwood Anderson is not one of the major figures in twentieth-century American literature, he is for several reasons a writer of very considerable significance. At his best in... Read more

On the last day of February, 1941, at age 64, Sherwood Anderson set off on a new adventure: he and his fourth wife, Eleanor Copenhaver, sailed on the Santa Lucia on a goodwill mission to South America... Read more

Although Sherwood Anderson is not one of the major figures in twentieth-century American literature, he is for several reasons a writer of very considerable significance. At his best in short fictio... Read more

In the following essay, Lawry argues that “Death in the Woods” is concerned with the self, the artistic imagination and creative act, and the narrator's creation of meaning. Sh... Read more

In the following essay, Joselyn discusses the various transformations that occur in “Death in the Woods,” and argues that the story is unified through the interweaving of these metamorph... Read more

In the following essay, White discusses a 1916 version of “Death in the Woods.” The Sherwood Anderson devotee is surely pleased that “Death in the Woods” has achieved st... Read more

In the following essay, Ellis discusses the theme of spiritualized relationships debased by "the intrusions of the brutishly sexual" in Sherwood Anderson's stories "The Man... Read more

In the following essay, Bidney examines Anderson's retelling of the supernatural poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge. The poet-philosopher Joe Welling, solipsistic yet inspired, and the monstr... Read more

In the following essay, Wolfe discusses the influence of the women in Anderson's life on his writings. Sherwood Anderson hailed from the Buckeye State, and the Midwest claims him as one of i... Read more

In the following essay, Kramer examines the role of traditional Southern structures of masculinity and femininity and the changing industrial landscape in Beyond Desire. From 1927 to 1931 Sherwood ... Read more

In the following essay, Wixson explores Anderson's place in the literary political landscape of the 1930s in the United States. “We are in the new age. Welcome, men, women and childre... Read more

In the following essay, Atlas discusses Anderson's relationships with the women in his life and the effect they had on his characterizations of women in Winesburg, Ohio. Winesburg, Ohio has ... Read more

In the following essay, Bidney analyzes “the androgynous model of the psyche” as the unifying element to the stories in Winesburg, Ohio. No previous study of Sherwood Anderson has not... Read more

In the following essay, Badaracco analyzes the influence of advertising and marketing techniques on Anderson's early-twentieth-century news columns in which he explored the development of the e... Read more

In the following essay, Tobin traces Anderson's development of his short story “Not Sixteen.” Myths about Sherwood Anderson's life and art die hard. In recent years, cri... Read more