Project Gutenberg 2010-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 301 Kilmer, Joyce 1886 1918 Kilmer, Alfred Joyce 17013416 Literature in the Making, by Some of Its Makers War stops literature / William Dean Howells -- The joys of the poor / Kathleen Norris -- National prosperity and art / Booth Tarkington -- Romanticism and American humor / Montague Glass -- The "movies" benefit literature / Rex Beach -- What is genius? by Robert W. Chambers -- Deterioration of the short story / James Lane Allen -- Some harmful influences / Harry Leon Wilson -- The passing of the snob / Edward S. Martin -- Commercializing the sex instinct / Robert Herrick -- Sixteen don'ts for poets / Arthur Guiterman -- Magazines cheapen fiction / George Barr McCutcheon -- Business incompatible with art / Frank H. Spearman -- The novel must go / Will N. Harben -- Literature in the colleges / John Erskine -- City life versus literature / John Burroughs -- "Evasive idealism" in literature / Ellen Glasgow -- "Chocolate fudge" in the magazine / Fannie Hurst -- The new spirit in poetry / Amy Lowell -- A new definition of poetry / Edwin Arlington Robinson -- Let poetry be free / Josephine Preston Peabody -- The heresy of supermanism / Charles Rann Kennedy -- The masque and democracy / Percy MacKaye. Produced by Elizaveta Shevyakhova, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Literature in the Making, by Some of Its Makers" by Joyce Kilmer is a collection of literary essays written in the early 20th century. This work presents a series of interviews and discussions with notable authors of the time, exploring their thoughts on writing, the impact of war on literature, and the evolution of the literary landscape. The book likely delves into the challenges and philosophies of various writers, providing insights into the creative process and the state of literature during a pivotal era. The opening of the text introduces Kilmer's purpose in bridging the gap between literary theory and practice. He outlines his approach in gathering informal statements from established authors, revealing their experiences and philosophies regarding their craft. This initial section sets the tone for a broader discussion, featuring perspectives on topics such as the relationship between war and creativity, the role of women in literature, and the influence of commercial interests on artistic expression. Kilmer establishes a dialogue with these authors that aims to humanize them, highlighting their struggles, ideals, and the societal contexts they navigate in their work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34313/34313-h/images/coverill.png Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Authors, American American literature -- History and criticism PN Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 370024 2025-06-14T06:21:17.077590 text/html 372453 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 167340 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 266960 2025-06-14T06:21:27.167529 application/epub+zip 267465 2025-06-14T06:21:21.293569 application/epub+zip 213096 2025-06-14T06:21:19.643570 application/epub+zip 491800 2025-06-14T06:21:31.380486 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450243 2025-06-14T06:21:25.964540 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377808 2022-09-15T14:56:28.595171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334766 2025-06-14T06:21:16.068580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 334566 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 124954 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 334568 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124902 2021-01-07T04:41:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21957 2025-06-14T06:21:31.532472 application/rdf+xml 15786 2025-06-14T06:21:20.265526 image/jpeg 3568 2025-06-14T06:21:19.966527 image/jpeg 251681 2025-06-14T06:21:17.115546 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia