Description"In the best tradition of literary criticism...
After first being banished, the injured hero was later sought out by his fellow warriors for his prowess with a magic bow, and his skill was ultimately key to the Greek victory at Troy..
The legendary Greek archer was bitten by snake and then afflicted with an incurable, malodorous Wound that would not heal.
Scott Fitzgerald to call him "the literary conscience of my generation." The title The Wound and the Bow refers to the mythical story of Philoctetes, as recounted in the final essay.
Wilson\'s keen insights and analysis, weaving his thorough knowledge of history, biography, and psychology, led F.
Subsequent appraisals analyze the writings of Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Jacques Casanova, Edith Wharton, and Sophocles.
The first two studies, of Charles Dickens and Rudyard Kipling, cover each author\'s full body of work and reveal how in each case an unhappy childhood later resulted in mature artistic works later in their lives. combines exact information with shrewd and searching penetration into the personal life of the artist."-The New York Times Where does artistic genius come from? Originally published in 1941, this classic work of literary critique by Edmund Wilson suggests an answer to that question with Seven insightful essays, each one focusing on a different writer, each of which suffered some hardship or handicap that led to the creation of some of the most powerful works of literature.
Description"In the best tradition of literary criticism..
