books.google.com - Lawrence asserted that 'the proper function of a critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it'. In these highly individual, penetrating essays he has exposed 'the American whole soul' within some of that continent's major works of literature. In seeking to establish the status of writings...http://books.google.com/books/about/Studies_in_classic_American_literature.html?id=WCO0Sb1KLAoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareStudies in classic American literature
