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There are 11 critical essays on Frank Lloyd Wright.
Critical Essays on Frank Lloyd Wright

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Critical Essay by G. Thomas Couser
10,461 words, approx. 35 pages
 In the following essay, Couser evaluates and compares the autobiographies of Wright and his mentor Louis Sullivan, emphasizing the prophetic scheme of both works.
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Critical Essay by John Roche
7,778 words, approx. 26 pages
 In the following essay, Roche considers the shared conception of America's limitless space held by Walt Whitman and Wright, and discusses other affinities in their geographical outlook.
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Critical Essay by Paul Goodman and Percival Goodman
7,402 words, approx. 25 pages
 In the following essay, Goodman and Goodman summarize Wright's architectural thought and compare his concept of Organic Architecture with the International Style of Le Corbusier.
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Critical Essay by Frank Lloyd Wright
6,914 words, approx. 23 pages
 In the following essay, originally published in 1908, Wright discusses the principles of his architectural style, which emphasize simplicity, unity, and organic integrity.
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Critical Essay by James Dougherty
6,650 words, approx. 22 pages
 In the following essay, Dougherty describes Wright's Utopian vision of a reintegrated America—"Broadacre City. "
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Critical Essay by Frank Lloyd Wright
6,183 words, approx. 21 pages
 In the following essay, originally published in 1914, Wright responds to detractors of the "Prairie School" of architecture—a movement formed of his disciples and imitators—by dissociating himself from this school.
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Critical Essay by Larzer Ziff
4,640 words, approx. 16 pages
 In the following essay, Ziff investigates the effect of the Midwestern prairie landscape on American literature and architecture.
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Critical Essay by Paul Buitenhuis
3,942 words, approx. 13 pages
 In the following essay, Buitenhuis examines the development of the skyscraper in relation to the views of American life held by Louis Sullivan, Henry James, and Wright.
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Critical Essay by Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
3,681 words, approx. 12 pages
 In the following essay, Kaufmann explores Wright's relationship to modern art, highlighting the architect's desire that art be integrated with life.
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Critical Review by Meyer Schapiro
3,047 words, approx. 10 pages
 In the following review, Schapiro critiques Wright's social vision as it is represented in Architecture and Modern Life, observing numerous "contradictions and naivetés" in the work.
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Critical Essay by Nikolaus Pevsner
2,119 words, approx. 7 pages
 In the following essay, originally published in 1939, Pevsner assesses Wright's influence on European architecture.

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