Excerpt from America and the Young Intellectual A short time ago Stuart P. Sherman wrote an article,1 called The National Genius, which is somewhat Of a misnomer inasmuch as the sub stance Of the discussion is really a hortatory appeal to our younger artists and writers. The article is written with humour and vigour; it is extremely able and clear, setting forth a definite point Of view the implications Of which suggest a consistent philosophy Of life. It is because Mr. Sherman makes articulate an attitude more or less consciously shared by the majority of what we may term the tolerant and enlightened part of the genera tion preceding us, and because, in common with a much larger group of the younger generation than Mr. Sherman suspects, I believe this attitude a rather tragically ill-informed one, that I have ventured to reply to it. The problem Of America and, or as I should say, versus the young intellectual - and why, in the simplest sense Of interest in intellectual things, should we hesitate to use the term? Why should it carry with it a faint aura Of effeminate gentility is Of first-rate importance. Discussion Of it illumi nates many aspects Of our cultural life. And never was it more timely than today. Let me begin by stating as straightforwardly as I can Mr. Sherman's main contentions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.