About this episode

The episode explores the significant yet overlooked contributions of Viola Roseboro' to American literature.

Viola Roseboro’ isn’t well-known today, but she played a big behind-the-scenes role in the careers of a lot of American writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shaping what’s thought of as the American literary canon.

Topics covered

• American literature
• 19th century
• 20th century
• literary influence
• cultural history

Keywords

• Viola Roseboro'
• American writers
• literary canon
• 19th century literature
• 20th century literature

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