
The Myth and the Powerhouse
Philip Rahv
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Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1966).
The Myth and the Powerhouse is a collection of essays on literature on such subjects as the "mythomaniacal" approach of some critics and the "sexology" of some modern American fiction.
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- New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1966)
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