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According to Ludwig Lewisohn, the trouble with naturalism in American literature is it has stayed around too long. Lewisohn, Erskine Caldwell, and Thomas Dunn, head of the English Department at Drake University, argued the naturalistic novel at Friday night's Law School forum...
Replying to Caldwell's statement that American Literature is "an untamed, rampaging creature," Lewisohn said that he was sick of reading contemporary Zolas...
Erskine Caldwell, Ludwig Lewisohn, and Thomas Dunn will debate the pros and cons of "The Naturalistic Novel" at 8 p.m. tonight at the Law School Forum in the New Lecture Hall...
Caldwell will take the affirmative, in favor of the naturalistic novel. His own novels, including "God's Little Acre" and "Tobacco Road," are naturalistic. Author and critic Lewisohn will talk against naturalism. A professor at Brandeis University, Lewisohn specializes in German Language and Literature. His books include "Goethe: the Story of a Man," and "Breathe Upon These...
Winding up its 27-concert season last week, Lewisohn had also proved that popular music is still popular, consistently drawing more listeners than highbrow events. The Kern-Hammerstein night played to 19,000. the Gershwin night to 18,500. The best draws (17,500) among the classical programs: 1) Contralto Marian Anderson; 2) the combination of Beethoven's music, the conducting of Pierre Monteux and the violin playing of Yehudi Menuhin...