Biography EssayVachel Lindsay's considerable loss of reputation in American letters is a continuing theme in critical evaluations published during the 1970s and 1980s. Ironically, the theme is illustr...
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Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931), American "folk" poet, is best known for his poems about Johnny Appleseed and for "The Congo," which uses syncopated jazz rhythms.Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, Ill...
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Vachel Lindsay's considerable loss of reputation in American letters is a continuing theme in critical evaluations published during the 1970s and 1980s. Ironically, the theme is illustrated, in part, ...
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In the following essay, Untermeyer, a poet and editor, derides the jingoistic and burlesque qualities of Lindsay's verse.
Two impulses dominate The Golden Whales of California (The Macmillan Co...
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In the following essay, Ward examines the autobiographical elements of "The Chinese Nightingale. "
Imagine Vachel Lindsay sitting upstairs in his family home in Springfield, Illinois as ...
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In the following essay, Wertheim discusses the social and historical context of Lindsay's major poems.
When Vachel Lindsay ended his life by drinking a bottle of Lysol on the evening of Decembe...
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In the following essay, Wood traces the thematic and stylistic development of Lindsay's poetry.
The Norman came upon the Anglo-Saxon in one of his frequent moods of penitential groveling, of so...
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In the following essay, Munson deems Lindsay's poetry trivial and ineffective.
Vachel Lindsay has a program for an American renaissance and he writes poetry. Since his poetry is the direct answ...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1943, Wells regards Lindsay as a quintessentially American poet.
The country has produced no one more distinctively American than Vachel Lindsay. One ca...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1952, Deutsch categorizes Lindsay as a poet in the Romantic tradition.
A native of Springfield, Illinois, Lindsay was insistently aware of his heritage....
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In the following essay, Trombly provides a thematic and stylistic overview of Lindsay's work.
During the early 1920's Vachel Lindsay was undoubtedly the most widely known and popular of ...
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In the following excerpt, Fairchild examines religious aspects of Lindsay's poetry.
Another Chicago School reviver of the spirit—not, in this case, of the art—of Walt Whitman was ...
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In the following essay, Flanagan, an American educator and critic, urges a reappraisal of Lindsay's poetry.
There can be no question that the reputation of Vachel Lindsay has declined sharply s...
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In the following excerpt, Massa, author of Vachel Lindsay: Fieldworker for the American Dream, explores the relationship between Lindsay's artistic awareness and his social conscience.
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Vachel Lindsay
(Nicholas) Vachel Lindsay
