George Lathrop Parsons letter to Charles de Kay, 1877 March 7.

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George Lathrop Parsons letter to Charles de Kay, 1877 March 7.

Lathrop writes to Charles de Kay, 7 March 1877, on Atlantic monthly letterhead, rejecting two poems. Includes extensive comments on one of the poems, including a quotation from Plutarch, decrying the carnal treatment of the unspecified subject. He also asks about a news item in the Tribune, in which female members of the Art Students' League posed for their classmates, and "fled precipitously from the ordeal."

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Lathrop, George Parsons, 1851-1898

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American author and editor. From the description of Letter : New York, to "Dear Joe," 1898 Mar. 23. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900980 George Parsons Lathrop, American critic, writer, and literary historian, was the son-in-law of Nathaniel Hawthorne. His defense of the novel as the most powerful and popular form of literature, and his support of a realistic approach to writing helped define turn-of-the-century American literature. He is also remembered for his...

De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935

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American poet. From the description of To Oliver Wendell Holmes : autograph mauscript of the poem signed, [1884 Aug.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644216626 Author, art critic; founder of the Fencers Club of New York, the National Arts Club of New York, and as Consul General to Berlin, Der Berliner Fecht Club. From the description of Charles Augustus de Kay letters to editors [manuscript], 1887-1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 302416020 ...