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Van Wyck Brooks (b. Plainfield, New Jersey, February 16, 1886; d. Bridgewater, Connecticut, May 2, 1963) was an American literary critic, biographer, and historian. == Biography == Brooks graduated from Harvard University in 1908. As a student he published his first book, a collection of poetry called ''Verses by Two Undergraduates'', co-written with his friend John Hall Wheelock.〔Sullivan, Roderick B. (February 2001). "Biography of John Hall Wheelock, Poet", ''Biographies of Notable Wheelocks.'' Retrieved 3 July 2012.〕 Brooks' best-known work is a series of studies entitled ''2: Makers and Finders: A History of the Writer in America, 1800-1915'' (1952), which chronicled the development of American literature during the long 19th century. Brooks embroidered elaborate biographical detail into anecdotal prose. For ''The Flowering of New England, 1815-1865'' (1936) he won the second National Book Award for Non-Fiction from the American Book Sellers Association〔 "Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, p. BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).〕〔"5 Honors Awarded on the Year's Books: ...", ''The New York Times'', 1937-02-26, p. 23. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007).〕 and the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for History. The book was also included in Life Magazine's list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924-1944.〔Canby, Henry Seidel. "The 100 Outstanding Books of 1924 - 1944". ''Life Magazine'', 14 August 1944. Chosen in collaboration with the magazine's editors.〕 Brooks was a long-time resident of Bridgewater, Connecticut, which built a town library wing in his name. Although a decade-long fund-raising effort was abandoned in 1972, a hermit in Los Angeles, Charles E. Piggott, with no connection to Bridgewater surprised the town by leaving money for the library in his will. With $210,000 raised, the library addition went up in 1980.〔(Burnham Public Library Web site, Library History Web page, accessed May 4, 2009 )〕 Among his works, the book ''The Ordeal of Mark Twain'' (1920) analyzes the literary progression of Samuel L. Clemens and attributes shortcomings to Clemens' mother and wife. In 1925 he published a translation from French of the 1920 biography of Henry Thoreau by Leon Bazalgette, entitled ''Henry Thoreau, Bachelor of Nature''. In 1944, Brooks was on the cover of ''Time Magazine''.〔(Time.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Wyck Brooks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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