TABLE OF CONTENTS

Titles of Chapters:

I. Introduction 1

II. The Individualist Rebel: Maxwell Anderson 21
II. A. Both Your Houses (1933) 24 II. B. Valley Forge (1934) 32 II. C. Winterset (1935) 41 II. D. High Tor (1937) 50

III. The Utopian Socialist: Elmer Rice 59
III. A. We, the People (1933) 62 III. B. American Landscape (1938) 83

IV. The End of Rugged Individualism: Robert E. Sherwood 93

V. The Southern Socialist: Lillian Hellman 109
V. A. The Children’s Hour (1934) 111 V. B. Days to Come (1936) 120 V. C. The Little Foxes (1939) 125

VI. Literary Naturalist: Sidney Kingsley 137

VII. The Marxist Rebel: Clifford Odets 155
VII. A. Waiting for Lefty (1935) 156 VII. B. Awake and Sing! (1935) 168 VII. C. Paradise Lost (1935) 180 VII. D. Golden Boy (1937) 193

VIII. Conclusion 204

Bibliography 207