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| − | '''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] - d. September 28, 1970; [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a [[novel]]ist and [[journalist]] best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'' (1930-36). | + | '''John Roderigo Dos Passos''' (b. January 14, 1896; [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] - d. September 28, 1970; [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]]<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169718/John-Dos-Passos</ref>) was a [[novel]]ist and [[journalist]] best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, ''U.S.A.'' (1930-36). Those books were written from a leftist perspective. |
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| + | By 1935 Dos Passos was disillusionedwith Socialism, radicalism and the [[New Deal]]. He had become a conservative, and his novels -- always political--took the perspective from traditional conservatism, with a hostility toward labor unions and Communism. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Pizer, Donals. ''Dos Passos' 'U.S.A.:' A Critical Study'' (1988) | ||
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Revision as of 19:14, October 5, 2009
John Roderigo Dos Passos (b. January 14, 1896; Chicago, Illinois - d. September 28, 1970; Baltimore, Maryland[1]) was a novelist and journalist best known for his trilogy of socio-historical novels, U.S.A. (1930-36). Those books were written from a leftist perspective.
By 1935 Dos Passos was disillusionedwith Socialism, radicalism and the New Deal. He had become a conservative, and his novels -- always political--took the perspective from traditional conservatism, with a hostility toward labor unions and Communism.
Further reading
- Pizer, Donals. Dos Passos' 'U.S.A.:' A Critical Study (1988)