- late 19th/early 20th century critic
- American realist author
- wrote A Modern Instance and The Rise of Silas Lapham
- wrote plays, criticism, and essays about contemporary literary figures such as Henrik Ibsen and Leo Tolstoy, which helped establish their reputation in the US
- personally believed that literature was potentially injurious and devoid of thought
- supported authors like Mark Twain and Henry James
Monday, October 18, 2010
William Dean Howells (1837-1920)
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