“The Nude Renewed.” Review of The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form, by Kenneth Clark (New York: Pantheon, 1956). Griffin 6 (July 1957): 4-12. Also published as "The Nude Renewed: Sex, Style, and Geometry" in Encounter, October 1957: 31-33.
Essays
Old Calabria
“Old Calabria.” Review of A Selection from His Works, by Normal Douglas, with an introduction by D.M. Low (London: Chatto & Windus/Secker & Warburg, 1955); and Old Calabria, 4th edition, edited by John Davenport (London, Secker & Warburg, 1955). Griffin 6 (February 1957): 4-10.
Mr. Colum’s Greeks
“Mr. Colum’s Greeks.” Griffin 5 (Christmas 1956): 4-15.
Introduction to The Adventures of Augie March
Introduction to The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, vii-xiii. New York: Modern Library, 1956.
Forward to William Hale White (Mark Rutherford): A Critical Study
Forward to William Hale White (Mark Rutherford): A Critical Study by Irvin Stock, v-x. New York: Columbia University Press, 1956.
The Farmer and the Cowboy Make Friends
“The Farmer and the Cowboy Make Friends.” Review of English Literature in the Earlier Seventeenth Century, by Douglas Bush (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952). Griffin 5 (Fall 1956): 4-12.
Matthew Arnold, Poet
“Matthew Arnold, Poet.” Major British Writers. Edited by G.B. Harrison. 2 volumes. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1954. 2: 419-32.
Measuring Mill
“Measuring Mill.” Review of The Life of John Stuart Mill, by Michael S. John Packe (New York, Macmillan, 1954). Griffin 3 (December 1954): 4-11.
The Van Arminge and Keppel Eras
“The Van Arminge and Keppel Eras.” Chapter 1 of A History of Columbia College at Morningside. Edited by Dwight C. Miner. New York: Columbia University Press, 1954. 14-47.
A Triumph of the Comic View
“A Triumph of the Comic View.” Review of The Adventures of Augie March, by Saul Bellow (New York: Viking, 1953). Griffin 2 (September 1953): 4-10.