Sherwood Anderson visited Paris twice during his life; once in 1921 and once in 1926-1927. Each trip lasted only a few months and, of the two, the first was by far the more important. Indeed, the second trip--which began in late December 1926 and ended...

The works of the American writer Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) are graced by a psychological complexity absent from earlier American fiction. His stories stress character and mood, and his style is laconic and colloquial. Sherwood Anderson was born on...

Sherwood Anderson, now regarded as one of the most important American writers in the short-story form, was born to Irwin McLain Anderson and Emma Smith in Camden, Ohio, on 13 September 1876 and raised in Clyde, Ohio. After a variety of jobs in Clyde...

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 literature. His critique of modern society and avant-garde prose served as a model for...

Sherwood Anderson (September 13 1876 – March 8 1941) was an American writer, mainly of short stories, most notably the collection Winesburg, Ohio. His influence on American fiction was profound; his literary voice can be heard in Ernest Hemingway,...

Writer Sherwood Anderson learned how to capture authentic American small-town life by training himself to listen and observe. "My own desire is to develop my own sensitiveness to life to the highest possible point," he said in 1924.Through hard work, a keen sense of observation...

The American painter Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), whose work is the subject of a splendid exhibition at the DC Moore Gallery, was one of the most accomplished artists of his generation. He was also one of the most popular. He had the distinction, moreover, of creating...

The American painter Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), whose work is the subject of a splendid exhibition at the DC Moore Gallery, was one of the most accomplished artists of his generation. He was also one of the most popular. He had the distinction, moreover, of...

The poster for Reds, Warren Beatty’s 1981 epic about American radicals in the early 20th century, has a single, striking image: a couple embracing at a train station. It’s not the summation one would expect of a 194-minute film that spans half a decade, globe-trots...

In the following essay, White examines Anderson's depiction of the grotesque in the physical, psychological, and sexual propensities of his characters.

In the following essay, Wolfe discusses the influence of the women in Anderson's life on his writings.

In the following essay, Colquitt observes the connection between Anderson's polarization of male and female and the narrative techniques of “Death in the Woods.”

In Sherwood Anderson's "I Want to Know Why", the narrator's love of horses grew from his boyhood wonder into a total love affair, so did his expectations. In learning the harsh truth, the narrator was forced to face the fact that his ideal of the perfect trainer was far better than the actual reality and that they are just men after all.