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{{Byline|last=Kaufmann|first=Donald L.|abstract=Mailer is placed within the American literary tradition as a direct descendent of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Naturalism.}}

~~THE~~ MAILER ~~“SEEDS”~~ STIRRED, as the Twentieth Century dawned and American literature soared. The last century would climax in the late 1920s, and

{{dc|dc=T|HE MAILER "SEEDS" STIRRED}}, as the Twentieth Century dawned and American literature soared. The last century would climax in the late 1920s, and

achieve its final “coming of age,” now superior to its English and European

counterparts, soon to be the new superpower’s final word.

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clearly many contemporary and later writers were inseminated with Whitman “seeds.”And Norman Mailer was one of those who had more than his

share. For the Mailer scholar, legacy quotient is based more on his authorial singularity and less on the common characteristics of his generation of

contemporary writers. Whitman’s death announced that the nineteenth-century American Realism of Howells and James had ended. In its wings ~~(awkward space?)~~ {{pg|280|281}}

contemporary writers. Whitman’s death announced that the nineteenth-century American Realism of Howells and James had ended. In its wings {{pg|280|281}}

was formed the new Literary Naturalism that might be called the “dynamic

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But the “other” Davis, the literary careerist, was radically different, more

like the high-risk lifestyles of Crane and London. On news assignments, Davis actually tempted death. The press loved his go-for-broke front line {{pg|287|~~289~~}}

like the high-risk lifestyles of Crane and London. On news assignments, Davis actually tempted death. The press loved his go-for-broke front line {{pg|287|288}}

antics. He called the Spanish-American War “splendid fun” and took part in the Battle of San Juan Hill, and made Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders famous. Davis became the newspapers’ darling. He had continuous access to elite personages from presidents to kings and queens, even the

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-{{Byline|last=Kaufmann|first=Donald L.}}
+{{Byline|last=Kaufmann|first=Donald L.|abstract=Mailer is placed within the American literary tradition as a direct descendent of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Naturalism.}}
-THE MAILER “SEEDS” STIRRED, as the Twentieth Century dawned and American literature soared. The last century would climax in the late 1920s, and
+{{dc|dc=T|HE MAILER "SEEDS" STIRRED}}, as the Twentieth Century dawned and American literature soared. The last century would climax in the late 1920s, and
 achieve its final “coming of age,” now superior to its English and European
 counterparts, soon to be the new superpower’s final word.
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 clearly many contemporary and later writers were inseminated with Whitman “seeds.”And Norman Mailer was one of those who had more than his
 share. For the Mailer scholar, legacy quotient is based more on his authorial singularity and less on the common characteristics of his generation of
-contemporary writers. Whitman’s death announced that the nineteenth-century American Realism of Howells and James had ended. In its wings  (awkward space?) {{pg|280|281}}
+contemporary writers. Whitman’s death announced that the nineteenth-century American Realism of Howells and James had ended. In its wings  {{pg|280|281}}
 was formed the new Literary Naturalism that might be called the “dynamic
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 But the “other” Davis, the literary careerist, was radically different, more
-like the high-risk lifestyles of Crane and London. On news assignments, Davis actually tempted death. The press loved his go-for-broke front line {{pg|287|289}}
+like the high-risk lifestyles of Crane and London. On news assignments, Davis actually tempted death. The press loved his go-for-broke front line {{pg|287|288}}
 antics. He called the Spanish-American War “splendid fun” and took part in the Battle of San Juan Hill, and made Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders famous. Davis became the newspapers’ darling. He had continuous access to elite personages from presidents to kings and queens, even the