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In his first collection of essays, author and educator Eric B. Olsen offers the reader a wide range of analytical thought and cultural criticism. The book opens by examining the history of film in the twentieth century and then analyzing literature from ancient Greek drama to modern American poetry, as well as commenting on jazz and popular music. The final group of essays concerns topics as diverse as climate change, popular culture, religion, anti-intellectualism and politics. Drawing on a broad base of literary and social criticism, from the philosophical thought of Plato and Aristotle to the writings of Lionel Trilling and Richard Hofstadter, The Intellectual American is a work of confident scholarship and the herald of a new voice in American letters.
In his first collection of essays, author and educator Eric B. Olsen offers the reader a wide range of analytical thought and cultural criticism. The book opens by examining the history of film in the twentieth century and then analyzing literature from ancient Greek drama to modern American poet...
About the author
Eric B. Olsen is an independent film analyst and literary critic. He has written six works of fiction in three different genres, and is the author of The E List film blog and The Intellectual American blog. Mr. Olsens previous works of non-fiction include The Death of Education, an expos of the public school system in America, and The Films of Jon Garcia: 2009-2013, an analysis of the work of the acclaimed Portland independent filmmaker. He currently lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife. Please visit the authors web site at https://sites.google.com/ericbolsenauthor/home or contact by email at neslowepublishing@gmail.com.
Eric B. Olsen is an independent film analyst and literary critic. He has written six works of fiction in three different genres, and is the author of The E List film blog and The Intellectual American blog. Mr. Olsens previous works of non-fiction include The Death of Education, an expos of the p...
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