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The Superfluous Men: Conservative Critics of American Culture, 1900-1945

Robert Morse Crunden (editor), Ralph Adams Cram

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This book brings together thinkers from one of the most neglected traditions in American history - conservative cultural criticism from the first half of the twentieth century. The Superfluous Men is an anthology of the best, most provocative writings of some of America's most perceptive social and literary critics, Albert J. Nock, H. L. Mencken, Irving Babbitt, Allen Tate, George Santayana, Walter Lippmann, Donald Davidson, Paul Elmer More, and John Crowe Ransom - making The Superfluous Men a valuable introduction to an important thread in the tapestry of American history.

GenresPolitics

427 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999