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A History of American Literature Part Two: Radical Reassessments

These are books and plays, mostly published in the first half of the 20th century, that are discussed in Chapter 10 (the penultimate chapter) of "From Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American Literature". Chapter 10 is within the section "Modernism in the American Grain".
This is the second instalment of a maximum of eleven, depending on the level of interest shown. The instalments are being published in more or less reverse chronological order. First challenge at the link.
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Murder in the Cathedral (T.S. Eliot)
Murder in the Cathedral
1
T.S. Eliot
The Cocktail Party (T.S. Eliot)
The Cocktail Party
2
T.S. Eliot
J.B. (Archibald MacLeish)
J.B.
3
Archibald MacLeish
The Old Glory (Robert Lowell)
The Old Glory
4
Robert Lowell
What Price Glory? (Maxwell Anderson)
What Price Glory?
5
Maxwell Anderson
Winterset (Maxwell Anderson)
Winterset
6
Maxwell Anderson
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
7
Thornton Wilder
The Skin of Our Teeth (Thornton Wilder)
The Skin of Our Teeth
8
Thornton Wilder
The Petrified Forest (Robert E. Sherwood)
The Petrified Forest
9
Robert E. Sherwood
Idiot's Delight (1936) (Robert Sherwood)
Idiot's Delight (1936)
10
Robert Sherwood
Abe Lincoln in Lllinois (Robert Sherwood)
Abe Lincoln in Lllinois
11
Robert Sherwood
The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan
The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan
12
The Children's Hour (Lillian Hellman)
The Children's Hour
13
Lillian Hellman
The Little Foxes (Lillian Hellman)
The Little Foxes
14
Lillian Hellman
Toys in the Attic (Lillian Hellman)
Toys in the Attic
15
Lillian Hellman
The Adding Machine (Elmer Rice)
The Adding Machine
16
Elmer Rice
Waiting for Lefty (Clifford Odets)
Waiting for Lefty
17
Clifford Odets
Awake and Sing (Clifford Odets)
Awake and Sing
18
Clifford Odets
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
19
Arthur Miller
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
20
Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
21
Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
22
Tennesee Williams
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
23
Edward Albee
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
24
Eugene O'Neill
Bound East for Cardiff (Eugene O'Neill)
Bound East for Cardiff
25
Eugene O'Neill
Thirst, and Other One-Act Plays (Eugene O'Neill)
Thirst, and Other One-Act Plays
26
Eugene O'Neill
Strange Interlude (Eugene O'Neill)
Strange Interlude
27
Eugene O'Neill
The Iceman Cometh (Eugene O'Neill)
The Iceman Cometh
28
Eugene O'Neill
The Emperor Jones (Eugene O'Neill)
The Emperor Jones
29
Eugene O'Neill
Ah, Wilderness! (Eugene O'Neill)
Ah, Wilderness!
30
Eugene O'Neill
Dynamo (Eugene O'Neill)
Dynamo
31
Eugene O'Neill
Anna Christie (Eugene O'Neill)
Anna Christie
32
Eugene O'Neill
The Hairy Ape (Eugene O'Neill)
The Hairy Ape
33
Eugene O'Neill
Desire Under the Elms (Eugene O'Neill)
Desire Under the Elms
34
Eugene O'Neill
A Touch of the Poet (Eugene O'Neill)
A Touch of the Poet
35
Eugene O'Neill
More Stately Mansions (Eugene O'Neill)
More Stately Mansions
36
Eugene O'Neill
Only Yesterday (Frederick Lewis Allen)
Only Yesterday
37
Frederick Lewis Allen
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
38
Jean Toomer
The Rise of David Levinsky (Abraham Cahan)
The Rise of David Levinsky
39
Abraham Cahan
Jews Without Money (Michael Gold)
Jews Without Money
40
Michael Gold
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