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Dos Passos, John
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Chapter 15 of Aaron's "Writers on the Left," which discusses Dos Passos's early career.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/aaron-chap15.html
First novel based largely on Dos Passos' own wartime experiences in France and Italy and published in London in 1920.
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One Man's Initiation: 1917, John Dos Passos, 1920 To the memory of those with whom I saw rockets in the sky, on the road between Erize-la-Petite and Erize-la-Grande, in that early August twilight in the summer of 1917. Contents Chapter I Chapter II Chapter III Chapter IV Chapter...A statement of some reasons for using "U.S.A." by John Dos Passos as a representative of the modern American novel (1943) by Ross Lockridge, Jr.
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Ross Lockridge, Jr. on John Dos Passos Jr encouraged his students at Simmons [1942-3 many with boyfriends and fiancs abroad, to write about the war and reflect on what is noble and mean in American culture. And he got into trouble over it. When he assigned Dos...The "American Passages: A Literary Survey" web site offers a brief biography of Dos Passos, artifacts, teaching tips, discussion questions, and an instructor's guide.
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American Passages Unit 11. Modernist Portraits: Authors This link leads to artifacts, teaching tips and discussion questions for this author. John Dos Passos is one of the most overtly political authors in this unit. Involved in many radical political movements, Dos Passos saw the expansion of consumer...