Twenty Years of American Letters.

Presents revaluation of various writers who began their career between 1911 and 1920. Inspiration for the labor literature from books like "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair and "Martin Eden," by Jack London; Fate of writers like jack London, Jack Reed and Walter Lippmann; Maintenance of the socialist tradition by young writers like Dos Passos and Michael Gold; Comments on the contents of the novel titled "Dark Laughter," by Sherwood Anderson; Recommendations of listening to the wise voices of the body; Development of a literature that is cosmopolitan, weary, witty and aristocratic; Emergence of a group of writers who believed in presenting the real face of the American middle class; Evolution of a new brand of writers who marched forward arm in arm against the old standards of life and culture; Information on plays like "Emperor Jones" and "Anna Christie" which have made themselves part of the American heritage; Impact of the war on American literature; Alienation of young writers from the realm of American society.