Introduction 1
The Phenomenon of Sherwood Anderson 1
Two Misconceptions:"The Revolt of the Village"and"One-Book"Writer 5
Anderson's Art of Short Fiction 36
Chapter One The Essence of Things 39
Winesburg and Clyde:Vision and Reality 40
The Essence of Things:A Literary Perspective 51
Moving Away from Naturalism:A Mixture of Tradition and Modernity 62
Winesburg:The Essence of an Age 69
Chapter Two Moments of Insight 78
A Freudian or a Genius in His Own Right? 81
The Grotesque:A Fable of American Estrangement 91
Moments of Insight:An Intuitive Method of Characterization 117
Chapter Three The Voice of Love 127
"A Hushed Bardic Chant" 129
The Voice of Love 141
Music Heard from Far Off 148
Conclusion 157
Works Cited 165