The Responsibility of Intellectuals

by Alan M. Wald

This collection brings together many of Alan M. Wald's most influential and original essays. They provide a richly provocative inquiry into the antinomies of cultural radicalism and are characterized by Wald's blend of meticulous research and lucid, incisive theory.

269 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Alan M. Wald is an American professor emeritus of English Literature and American Culture at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and writer of 20th-Century American literature who focuses on Communist writers; he is an expert on the American 20th-Century "Literary Left."