Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence; Crane, Hart, 1899-1932. Correspondence
Dear Gorham: I sent 27 Sommer things off to Anderson last Saturday,
feeling very much as though I were delivering Plato into the hands of
the Philistines. Anderson has been very nasty besides being “just
another fool.” I have been shocked, sensation very rare with me, with
the contents of your letter relating his manoeuvres. He is evidently
none too sure of the quality of his work so highly praised by Rosenfeld.
I realize that he insulted me while he was here--it wasn’t necessary to
tell fibs to avoid my company--but I shall beam on until all hope of his
getting Bill an audience has vanished. In that event, I judge by your
letter that we can depend fairly certainly on Frank, and Stieglitz,
perhaps. I haven’t much hope in Anderson’s interest in anything
connected with us now, after disgracing himself the way he has. Encore,
regardez, mon ami,--don’t let kittens out of the bag before they have
claws again if you want to be an effective iconoclast. --/--/
Why haven’t I received _Secession_ #2 yet? Your letter of last week
mentions it, and I am anxious to get at it. I got the new _Broom_ with
your Epstein trans. in it and Matty’s very clever translations and
criticisms. Delightful “Blahs” and “blagues,” too! Matty has developed a
“high hand” attitude in criticism that is (to anyone ignorant of his
subject matter, direct contact with his authors, etc.) as effective and
compelling as Pound’s. I am beginning to see little Caesarian laurels
sprouting on his brow. His (anti-Zwaska) Caesarian attitude is not a
little pleasing. Matty and Julius! Surely they have both gone into Gaul
with somewhat the same stones, though Matty will have to wait until he
gets back to the good old U.S.A. to be divided into three parts!
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