Spingarn

[ spin-gahrn ]

/ ˈspɪn gɑrn /

Joel Elias,1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.

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These are only a few examples typical of the general tendency which Spingarn has so thoroughly studied.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
Mr. Spingarn never realized what forces he would set in motion by mere presentation of this proposition.
Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
Spingarn was mistaken when he said that we have done with all moral judgment of literature.
The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert Mordell
Spingarn calls attention to a similar distinction in the Lezione of Benedetto Varchi.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark

Spingarn, Cunliffe, and Fischer are valuable for their special fields.
Tragedy|Ashley H. Thorndike