FROM THE FUTURE TO THE PAST: THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF JOHN DOS PASSOS.

From: Studies in American Fiction | Date: September 22, 1998| Author: Trombold, John | Copyright information

A dramatic change in the literary and political life of John Dos Passos is evident between his writing of the U.S.A trilogy in 1936 and 'Adventures of A Young Man' in 1938. Dos Passos's change in political direction is explored in this essay.

The dramatic change in John Dos Passos's outlook between his writing of the U.S.A. trilogy, the last novel of which he finished in early 1936, and his subsequent writing of Adventures of A Young Man in 1938 is at the crux of his identity as ...

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