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Knowledge and opinion : essays and literary criticism of John G. Neihardt

Print Book, English, ©2002
University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, ©2002
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xl, 240 pages ; 23 cm
9780803283817, 0803283814
48092245
Prefaceix
Introductionxi
Part I. Tradition
As from a Height of Time
3(6)
The White Radiance
4(2)
Literature and the Unlettered
6(3)
Ancient Seers
9(14)
Galvanic Shocks in Essay form Review of Learning and Other Essays
10(2)
Excellent Aeschylus Translation Review of Aeschylus with an English Translation
12(3)
An Admirable Translation Review of the Aeneid of Virgil
15(2)
Greatness Review of Socrate
17(3)
Cheers for Humanity Review of The Platonic Legend
20(3)
Epic Landscape
23(12)
The Stuff of Our Unwritten Epic Review of Economic Beginnings of the Far West
24(1)
Valuable and Enthralling Review of Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
25(1)
We Forget them Review of John Colter
26(2)
A Magnificent Story Review of The Santa Fe Trail
28(1)
A Book with Light in it Review of Ancient Life in the American Southwest
29(1)
Review of the Pony Express Goes Through
30(5)
Part 2: Troubled Planet
Tremendous Mood of War
35(8)
War and Society Review of Social Progress and the Darwinian Theory
35(2)
Excellent Intentions Review of The Fight for Peace
37(1)
Hitler's Book Review of My Battle
38(2)
Burning Conviction Review of ``Halt!'' Cry the Dead
40(3)
Breadlines and Bursting Granaries
43(10)
Dissertation on Fear Review of Casting Out Fear
44(1)
Perpetual Motion Review of Our Biggest Customer
45(2)
Review of Criminals and Politicians
47(1)
For Those Who Care Review of Human Aspects of Unemployment and Relief
47(2)
Do They Know Enough? Review of Finding a Job
49(2)
Beware of Substitutes! Review of Let's Get What We Want
51(2)
Social Turmoil
53(18)
A Plea for Education Review of College Sons and College Fathers
54(1)
Civilization and Mrs. Shimmyall
55(2)
How Shall we Be Saved? Review of The Escape from the Primitive and Thinking about Thinking
57(7)
Straws in the Wind Review of This Ugly Civilization, and Our Business, Civilization
64(2)
Review of Massacre
66(1)
Merejkowski's thesis Review of The Secret of the West
66(5)
Part 3. Trends in Contemporary Literature
Genuine Criticism
71(6)
The Socratic Spirit Review of On Contemporary Literature
72(1)
Provincialism Review of The American Credo
73(1)
Contemporary Literature Is News
74(2)
Luminous Sanity Review of Essays on Literature
76(1)
Vandals in the Temple
77(12)
Modern American Poetry Review of The New Era in American Poetry
77(1)
Roses and Dead Cows
78(2)
Revaluing the Classics Review of Literary Blasphemies
80(1)
Why Scream? Review of All Else Is Folly
81(2)
Growing Debt Review of Life and Letters of Stuart P. Sherman
83(1)
An Honest Book Review of Our Singing Strength
84(2)
A New Fad?
86(1)
An Athletic Mind in Action Review of The New American Literature
87(2)
Only Symptomatic
89(24)
The New Reading Public
90(4)
The Personal Note Wears Out Review of Dark of the Moon
94(3)
The Truth About Small Towns Review of Home Town Sketches
97(1)
Genuine Realism Review of God Got One Vote
98(2)
The Literary Bull Market
100(2)
The Wisdom of Machines
102(2)
An Exchange of Roles
104(1)
Realism Review of As the Earth Turns
105(2)
Great Skill for What? Review of Only the Fear
107(6)
Part 4: Of Making Many Books
The Glow of the Moment
113(16)
Fitzgerald Again Review of Flappers and Philosophers
114(1)
An Excellent Biography Review of George Eliot and Her Times
115(1)
An Old-Timer Remembers Review of A Two-Gun Cyclone
116(1)
Hurrah for Dorothy Review of Sunset Gun
117(1)
A Book By a Seer Review of Jesus, the Son of Man
118(1)
The Heart of a Hun Review of All Quiet on the Western Front
119(2)
An Oklahoma Epic Review of The Range Cattle Industry
121(1)
Review of Sacajawea
122(1)
Windstroms of the Spirit Review of An Upton Sinclair Anthology
123(2)
Wells at 67 Review of Experiment in Autobiography
125(4)
Impeccably Unremarkable
129(18)
A New England Poet Review of Mountain Interval
130(1)
Book of Great Significance Review of Is Five
131(2)
Review of The Collected Poems of Ezra Pound
133(1)
Review of Wild Honey
133(1)
Cervantes Read Backwards Review of The Life of Don Quixote and Sancho
134(2)
Knowledge and Opinion Review of The Outline of Man's Knowledge
136(2)
The Benefit of the Doubt Review of The Story of the American Indian
138(2)
Mob Flattery Review of The Ways of Behaviorism
140(2)
Review of Green Hills of Africa
142(5)
Part 5. This Mysterious Universe
Et Tu, Scientia?
147(14)
Socratic Questioning Review of The Breath of Life
148(2)
Einstein and The Average man Review of Relativity
150(2)
The Mathematical Mind Review of Mole Philosophy and Other Essays
152(2)
Swapping Illusions Review of The Future of an Illusion
154(1)
Dare We Giggle Now? Review of Our Changing Human Nature
155(2)
Light On The Peaks Review of The Revolt against Dualism
157(2)
A Burning Issue Review of The Supreme Law
159(2)
Exploring the Unknown
161(11)
Scientific Pessimism Review of Eos, or The Wider Aspects of Cosmogony
161(2)
Seed and The Soil Review of What's Life All About?
163(3)
Something to Think About Review of The Story of Psychic Science
166(2)
The Practicality of Prayer Review of Can Prayer Be Answered?
168(1)
Daring Academic Departure Review of Extra Sensory Perception
169(3)
The Flesh and the Spirit
172(13)
O'Neill's New Play Review of Marco Millions
173(2)
A Valuable Interpretation Review of The Story of Oriental Philosophy
175(1)
Why Not Both? Review of Mysticism and Logic
176(2)
Humane Philosophy Review of Matter, Life and Value
178(2)
The Message of the Dust Review of Deserts on the March
180(5)
Part 6: Poetic Values
Hill of Vision
185(18)
Building of A Masterpiece Review of The Heart of Emerson's Journals
185(4)
Literature
189(1)
A Lesson From Oriental Song Review of Lotus and Chrysanthemum
189(1)
The Bitterness of Truth
190(2)
Concentrated Beauty Review of Eden
192(2)
A Neglected Principle
194(2)
A Great Personality Review of America, the Dream
196(1)
Poet Review of Lonesome Water
196(2)
A Great Indian Poet
198(1)
What Is Poetry?
199(2)
Two Adult Lyric Poets Review of Poems: 1911--1936, and Hill Garden
201(2)
What is Literature Good For?
203(14)
The Renascence of Poetry in America
204(3)
Education and Literature
207(3)
What Is Poetry Good For?
210(2)
Living water Review of Selected Lyrics of Amelia Josephine Burr
212(1)
Literature as Environment
213(4)
Notes217(10)
Sources227(6)
Index233