Chicago renaissance : literature and art in the Midwest metropolis /
Olson, Liesl,author.
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-349) and index.
Introduction -- Interlude : Chicago, October 21, 1892 -- chapter 1. Porkpackers and poetry -- From Chicago to Chicago -- La belle jasminatrice -- In a station of the Metro -- A brave little song -- Porkpackers -- Interlude : Ohio and Chicago, 1912 -- chapter 2. Stink of Chicago -- Sherwood Anderson at the Armory show -- French and the Arthurs -- Bliss -- Peoria and Paris -- Little children of the arts -- Interlude : Paris, May-June 1929 -- chapter 3. Hemingway's readers -- Good ladies -- Naughty people -- Chicago style -- The sun also rises -- Lady Midwest -- Interlude : Chicago, November 7, 1934 -- chapter 4. Stein comes to Chicago -- La Stein -- Wives -- Understanding and enjoying -- City of words -- Greatness -- Mortimer and Maude -- Interlude : Chicago, fall 1941 -- chapter 5. White city, black metropolis -- A voice like hers -- Without finger bowls -- Open and raw -- I found it fun -- Fair fables -- Conclusion.
American literature
American literature
Arts and society
Arts and society