American Scholar, January 1st, 1999
Kazin was able to descibe a writer's works so that it became the best story ever heard even while listing its limitations. He was able to connect the text with the unpresent author as if by telepathy. He hungered for nd was absorbed with communicating with nineteenth-century writers. He used vibrant language in describing the writer's mind in a passionate, direct way. He compared the writings of Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway and Ezra Pound. He books touched many readers. He was more a professional critic than a writer, showing his perceptions in travel pieces, memoirs, op-ed articles and journa...
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