“Authenticity and the Modern Unconscious.” Commentary 52 (September 1971): 39-50.
Essays
William Wordsworth
“William Wordsworth.” Atlantic Brief Lives, edited by Louis Kronenberger (Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press/Little Brown, 1971). 882-84.
The Scholar’s Caution and the Scholar’s Courage
“The Scholar’s Caution and the Scholar’s Courage.” The Cornell Library Conference: Papers Read ad the Dedication of the Central Libraries, 1962 (Ithaca: Cornell University Library, 1964). 51-65.
James Baldwin
“James Baldwin.” Review of Another Country, by James Baldwin (New York: Dial, 1962). Mid-Century 44 (September 1962): 5-11.
The Wheel
“The Wheel.” Review of Down There on a Visit, by Christopher Isherwood (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1962); and An Official Rose, by Iris Murdoch (New York: Viking, 1962). Mid-Century 41 (July 1962): 5-10.
Commitment to the Modern: The Problem of Perspective in Literature
“Commitment to the Modern: The Problem of Perspective in Literature.” Harvard Alumni Bulletin 64 (7 July 1962): 739-42.
What a Piece of Work is Man
“What a Piece of Work is Man.” Review of Claude Lévi-Strauss: A World on the Wane, translated by John Russell (New York: Criterion, 1961). Mid-Century 38 (April 1962): 5-12.
No Mean City
“No Mean City.” Review of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs (New York: Random House, 1961). Mid-Century 37 (March 1962): 14-19.
Introduction to The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud
Introduction to The Life and Work of Sigmund Freud by Ernest Jones, vii-xviii. Edited and abridged by Lionel Trilling and Steven Marcus. New York: Basic, 1961.
Rimbaudelaire
“Rimbaudelaire.” Review of Arthur Rimbaud, third edition, by Enid Starkie (Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1961); and Baudelaire, by Enid Starkie (New York: New Directions, 1958). Mid-Century 34 (December 1961): 3-10.