Quote by: Carl Clinton Van Doren

Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers who were being entertained.


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Author Bio


  • NameCarl Clinton Van Doren
  • DescriptionAmerican biographer
  • BornSeptember 10, 1885
  • DiedJuly 18, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Literary Critic
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography