Leftward Ho!: V. F. Calverton and American Radicalism

by Philip Abbott

This first biography of V.F. Calverton gives an intellectual history of the American radical movement from 1920 to 1940 and shows how he and his Modern Quarterly led the forefront in wars of ideas about sex, lit, and party. This lively study of the career and times of Calverton examines basic questions about the relationships between literature and politics, feminist agendas, and political theory in ways that are still relevant. Students of political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313285683
• ISBN13: 9780313285684
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.8"