About the Author:Horton and Edwards are joint authors of the book,"Background of American Literary Thought" (1967),from which this piece is taken .
Rod W. Horton (1910-?) Born in White Plains N.Y. Instructor, New York University,(1937-45) Assistant professor (1945-49) Associate professor (1949-57) Cultural affairs officer (1957-64) Professor, Colorado University (1964-) Visiting professor, University of Brazil, Coimbra (1961-64).