Trilling

American  

[tril-ing] / ˈtrɪl ɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel, 1905–75, U.S. critic and author.

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Trilling British  

/ ˈtrɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. Lionel . 1905–75, US literary critic, whose works include The Liberal Imagination (1950) and Sincerity and Authenticity (1974)

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“Love and Death in the American Novel” made its case without bothering with notes or bibliography, yet garnered praise from such eminent critics as Lionel Trilling and George Steiner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Brustein was part of an intellectual tradition that included Eric Bentley, Lionel Trilling and Susan Sontag — writers and thinkers who wrote with an eye to the grand synthesis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023

For our purposes here, what matters is something Trilling himself does not dilate on: the role of the liberal society of Victorian England in precipitating the protagonist's crisis.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023

"We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines... for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand," Starbucks' North America President Sara Trilling said in the memo.

From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2023

Trilling charged Anderson with indulging a vaporous sentimentalism, a kind of vague emotional meandering in stories that lacked social or spiritual solidity.

From Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life by Sherwood Anderson