5. Do you find elements of greatness in Mr. Sandburg’s work? Do you think they are likely to outweigh his obvious defects?
6. Compare and contrast his democratic ideals with those of Lindsay.
Bibliography
- Chicago Poems. 1916.
- Cornhuskers. 1918.
- The Chicago Race Riots. 1919.
- Smoke and Steel. 1920.
- Slabs of the Sunburnt West. 1922.
- Rootabaga Stories. 1922. (Children’s stories.)
Studies and Reviews
- Lowell.
- Untermeyer.
- Bookm. 47 (’18): 389 (Phelps); 52 (’21): 242, 285 (for 385); 53 (’21) 389 (portrait); 54 (’21): 360.
- Chapbook, 1-2, May, 1920: 15. (Fletcher.)
- Dial, 61 (’16): 528; 65 (’18): 263 (Untermeyer).
- Liv. Age, 308 (’21): 231.
- New Repub. 22 (’20): 98; 25 (’20): 86.
- Poetry, 8 (’16): 90; 13 (’18): 155; 15 (’20): 271; 17 (’21): 266.
- Survey, 45 (’20): 12.
George Santayana—poet, critic.
Born at Madrid, Spain, 1863. Came to the United States, 1872. A. B., Harvard, 1886; A. M., Ph. D., 1889. In 1889 began to teach philosophy at Harvard; professor, 1907-12.
While Mr. Santayana’s chief work is in philosophy, he belongs to literature by the beauty of his poems, especially his sonnets, and by the quality of his prose.
Bibliography