San Antonio College Library

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

"Until now, criticism of the tragic qualities in the work of American writers has been individual and piecemeal. The Three Masks of American Tragedy is the first serious attempt to view American tragedy as a genre in itself. The author examines the overall concepts of tragedy in our democratic literature, points out the lines of continuity in theme and method, and demonstrates the kinship of American tragedy to - as well as its departures from- the...