FACING THE ABYSS: AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE IN THE 1940s
Mythologized as the era of the "good war" and the "Greatest Generation," the 1940s are frequently understood as a more heroic, uncomplicated time in American history. Yet just below the surface, a sense of dread, alienation, and the haunting specter of radical evil permeated American art and literature.
April 18, 2019
