“The Morality of Inertia.” Essay in Great Moral Dilemmas in Literature, Past and Present, edited by Robert MacIver (New York: Harper and Bros., 1956).
Essays
A Ramble on Graves
“A Ramble on Graves.” The Griffin 4, no. 2 (June 1955).
In Defense of Zola
Originally published as “Zola’s Quality.” The Griffin 2, no. 1 (August 1952).
The Great Aunt of Mr. Forster
Originally published as “Mr. Forster’s Aunt Marianne.” The Griffin 5, no. 7 (Summer 1956).
Mansfield Park
"Mansfield Park." Partisan Review 21 (September-October 1954): 492-511. Also published in Encounter, September 1954: 9-19.
Flaubert’s Last Testament
"Flaubert's Last Testament." Partisan Review 20 (November-December 1953): 605-630.
George Orwell and the Politics of Truth
"George Orwell and the Politics of Truth." Commentary 13 (March 1952): 218-27.
Wordsworth and the Rabbis
First delivered as a lecture at Princeton University at a conference on William Wordsworth, Princeton, NJ, April 21, 1950. First published as "Wordsworth and the Iron Time." Kenyon Review 12, No. 3 (Summer 1950): 477-497.
The Bostonians
"The Bostonians." Originally published as the introduction to The Bostonians by Henry James (London: John Lehmann, 1953).
William Dean Howells and the Roots of Modern Taste
"William Dean Howells and the Roots of Modern Taste." Partisan Review 18 (September-October 1951): 516-36.