Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-254) and index.
1. The Prelude -- 2. Discovery[actual symbol not reproducible]Invention[actual symbol not reproducible]Creation Rhetoric: Tod und Verklarung -- 3. Current-Traditional Textbooks: Take in Small Doses and Shake Well Before Using -- 4. Romantic Agonies -- 5. Romantic Stasis: Shelley, Arnold, Richards -- 6. Emerson: The American Connection -- 7. Literature at a Turning Point, 1938 -- Epilogue: Where Are We Now?